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CO4 3ZE

Wivenhoe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wivenhoe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3ZG 42 m
CO4 3ZF 62 m
CO4 3ZA 73 m
CO4 3ZH 77 m
CO4 3ZJ 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3ZE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.878945
Longitude
0.937090
British National Grid easting
602,256
British National Grid northing
224,118

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Wivenhoe · E05010843
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00188078
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 008G · E01033719
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 008 · E02004513

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
10

  1. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    586 m

  2. Unity Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,003
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,339
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 218
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Vehicle crime 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

33 female, 34 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO4 3 residents
16,753

Age bands in CO4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

2,466 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.5%

4,587 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

3,618 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

3,419 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,566 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
71.4%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.3 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.4 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.7 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    3.0 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.0 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    CREFFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7GH

    ODS code F81115

    3.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.8 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, TURNER ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO4 5JR

    ODS code Y02646

    3.9 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

    BLUEBELL RESOURCE CENTRE, JACK ANDREWS DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9YN

    ODS code F81746

    4.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    47 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, CO4 5LE

    ODS code F81636

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Knowledge Gateway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.1 miles

  • Knowledge Gateway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.1 miles

  • University Quays

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Subway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Subway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 008G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,353 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 10 secondary schools. University of Essex is the nearest published school at 586 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,003 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,339 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.