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CO4 4FQ

Highwoods · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Highwoods
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 9TG 34 m
CO4 9TB 70 m
CO4 9HT 121 m
CO4 9QX 139 m
CO4 9QJ 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 4FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 4
Latitude
51.920402
Longitude
0.925326
British National Grid easting
601,261
British National Grid northing
228,695

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Highwoods · E05010830
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110069
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 002F · E01033720
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 002 · E02004507

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Brinkley Grove Primary School

    Foundation school

    664 m

  2. The Gilberd School

    Academy converter

    754 m

  3. The Trinity School

    Free schools

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
995
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 432
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Public order 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Vehicle crime 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.1 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.2 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.6 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, DEDHAM ROAD, ARDLEIGH, COLCHESTER, CO7 7LD

    ODS code F81044

    4.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.2 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.2 miles

  • Newcomen Way

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 002F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,496 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Brinkley Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 664 m.

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

Recorded crime

995 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 432 events.

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