CO4 4ZF

Greenstead · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3HU 28 m
CO1 2TH 78 m
CO1 2YE 87 m
CO1 2TN 89 m
CO1 2YG 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 4ZF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 4
Latitude
51.891897
Longitude
0.918603
British National Grid easting
600,926
British National Grid northing
225,507

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110260
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 022H · E01021706
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 022 · E02006922

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
10
  1. St James the Great Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    479 m
  2. Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    727 m
  3. St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

    Academy converter

    754 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,744
  • Shoplifting 816
  • Anti social behaviour 501
  • Public order 437
  • Criminal damage and arson 393

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    669 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    669 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.8 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.0 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.2 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • St Andrews Gardens

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Old Coach Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrews Gardens

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Old Coach Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Greenstead Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 022H, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,027 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. St James the Great Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 531.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,744 events.

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