CO4 6EF

Mile End · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 6AP 67 m
CO4 6EW 89 m
CO4 6ED 130 m
CO4 6AN 131 m
CO4 6AJ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 6EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6
Latitude
51.919002
Longitude
0.887725
British National Grid easting
598,682
British National Grid northing
228,436

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
E00188071
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 023C · E01035169
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 023 · E02007056

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department

    Pupil referral unit

    680 m
  2. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    775 m
  3. Camulos Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,325
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 670
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Public order 94
  • Other theft 88
  • Anti social behaviour 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

12 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.3
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 6 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+
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%

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

10

within 5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    929 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.3 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    2.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.5 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.1 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.6 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cordelia Drive

    BCT · Mile End

    0.0 miles
  • Chapman's Farm

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles
  • Chapman's Farm

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles
  • Chesterwell Plaza

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles
  • Cordelia Drive

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 023C, 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

21,961 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department is the nearest published school at 680 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,325 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 670 events.

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