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CO4 6BB

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 6BD 30 m
CO4 6BF 62 m
CO4 6BJ 73 m
CO4 6BX 85 m
CO4 6BL 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 6BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6
Latitude
51.920147
Longitude
0.898227
British National Grid easting
599,399
British National Grid northing
228,592

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
E00188075
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 023D · E01035170
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 023 · E02007056

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Wentworth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 6BB 21 August 2025 £380,000
1, Wentworth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 6BB 29 November 2024 £535,000
33, Wentworth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 6BB 8 April 2024 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
8

  1. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department

    Pupil referral unit

    204 m

  2. Camulos Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    253 m

  3. North East Essex Co-operative Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    749 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,567
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 771
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Public order 125
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Other theft 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
CO4 6 residents
3,151

Age bands in CO4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.3%

679 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

203 residents

Age 25 to 44
48.7%

1,212 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.2%

329 residents

Age 65 and over
2.7%

68 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    869 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.5 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    1.7 km

  • 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

    3.4 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.6 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.7 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

  • Whitmore Drive

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles

  • Whitmore Drive

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles

  • United Way

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles

  • United Way

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles

  • Olympic Boulevard

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 023D, 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

22,433 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
3
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £293,500 from 8 recorded sales in CO4 6BB. 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

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,567 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 771 events.

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