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CO4 5XL

Mile End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 5BZ 51 m
CO4 5XR 80 m
CO4 5DB 89 m
CO4 5GU 90 m
CO4 5DX 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 5XL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 5
Latitude
51.906971
Longitude
0.894557
British National Grid easting
599,205
British National Grid northing
227,117

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
E00110130
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 024C · E01035174
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 024 · E02007057

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
38
Secondary
11

  1. Queen Boudica Primary School

    Community school

    339 m

  2. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    679 m

  3. North East Essex Co-operative Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    798 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,017
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Other theft 151
  • Public order 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    581 m

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    618 m

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.7 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.1 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.2 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.8 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.7 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • The Oaks Hospital

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Oaks Place

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Tall Trees

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Tall Trees

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital Path

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 024C, 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

22,932 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 11 secondary schools. Queen Boudica Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,017 events.

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