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CO4 4SY

Highwoods · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 9SY 0 m
CO4 9SL 62 m
CO4 9SX 71 m
CO4 9SQ 76 m
CO4 9SS 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 4SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 4
Latitude
51.912206
Longitude
0.914555
British National Grid easting
600,557
British National Grid northing
227,754

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
E00110076
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 002A · E01021668
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
49
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. Highwoods Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    213 m

  2. The Gilberd School

    Academy converter

    435 m

  3. The Trinity School

    Free schools

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 965
  • Shoplifting 220
  • Public order 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Anti social behaviour 149

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

    283 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    993 m

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.3 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.5 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

    3.7 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Spindle Wood

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.0 miles

  • Spindle Wood

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.0 miles

  • Victoria Gardens

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.2 miles

  • Highwoods Square

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.2 miles

  • Victoria Gardens

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 002A, 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

16,998 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Highwoods Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 965 events.

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