CO4 6FF

Lexden and Braiswick · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 6FD 89 m
CO4 6FE 109 m
CO4 6FG 158 m
CO4 6FH 229 m
CO4 6FJ 278 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 6FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6
Latitude
51.914976
Longitude
0.875120
British National Grid easting
597,833
British National Grid northing
227,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00188138
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 023F · E01035172
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 023 · E02007056

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Flemenco Walk, Colchester, CO4 6FF 5 August 2025 £234,500
2, Flemenco Walk, Colchester, CO4 6FF 29 July 2025 £234,500
1, Flemenco Walk, Colchester, CO4 6FF 29 July 2025 £234,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
10
  1. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  2. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
749
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 59
  • Other theft 43
  • Shoplifting 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

12

within 5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.5 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.0 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    3.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.3 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.6 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.9 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westhouse Wood

    BCT · Colchester

    0.5 miles
  • Westhouse Wood

    BCT · Colchester

    0.5 miles
  • Chesterwell Plaza

    BCT · Mile End

    0.5 miles
  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.5 miles
  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £229,561 from 8 recorded sales in CO4 6FF. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. Braiswick Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

749 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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