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CO4 5JP

Mile End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Mile End
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 5LB 21 m
CO4 5JZ 72 m
CO4 5LA 99 m
CO4 5LR 100 m
CO4 5JW 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 5JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 5
Latitude
51.913714
Longitude
0.900125
British National Grid easting
599,558
British National Grid northing
227,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Mile End · E05010834
Parish or community
E04012280
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110124
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 024B · E01035173
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 024 · E02007057

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Thistle Mews, 12, 3, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JP 24 January 2018 £355,000
Thistle Mews, 12, 2, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JP 31 July 2006 £237,000
Thistle Mews, 12, 2, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JP 8 September 2003 £198,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. North East Essex Co-operative Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    51 m

  2. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    458 m

  3. Camulos Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 988
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Public order 165
  • Shoplifting 155
  • Anti social behaviour 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.2
CO4 5 residents
16,558

Age bands in CO4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

3,406 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,796 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.1%

5,580 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

4,095 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

2,006 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    312 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    788 m

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.3 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    1.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.7 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.7 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.9 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.6 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.0 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beaumont Close

    BCT · Mile End

    0.0 miles

  • Turner Road

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Turner Road

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Thornwood

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Thornwood

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 024B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,869 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. North East Essex Co-operative Academy is the nearest published school at 51 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 175.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 988 events.

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