CO4 5YJ

Mile End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 5AR 81 m
CO4 5SP 115 m
CO4 5WX 116 m
CO4 5ZX 151 m
CO4 5XU 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 5YJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 5
Latitude
51.902551
Longitude
0.877145
British National Grid easting
598,027
British National Grid northing
226,578

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
E00110116
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 023F · E01035172
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 023 · E02007056

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

117 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ 2 July 2026 £169,995
237, Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ 17 April 2026 £515,000
200, Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ 13 October 2025 £352,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    251 m
  2. St Helena School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Colchester Institute

    Further education

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 408
  • Other theft 86
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Public order 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
174

85 female, 89 male

Postcode households
61
Residents per household
2.9
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
61.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
61.5%
Gigabit-capable
61.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.8 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.6 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.2 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.2 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    3.5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Turbine Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Apprentice Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles
  • Axial Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles
  • Golf Club

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles
  • Golf Club

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 023F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,634 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £346,250 from 14 recorded sales in CO4 5YJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Braiswick Primary School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 408 events.

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