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CO4 6FL

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lexden and Braiswick
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 5BQ 221 m
CO4 5BG 258 m
CO4 5BN 280 m
CO4 5AW 284 m
CO4 5BJ 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 6FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6
Latitude
51.909396
Longitude
0.870488
British National Grid easting
597,539
British National Grid northing
227,321

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Lexden and Braiswick · E05010831
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
37
Secondary
10

  1. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    642 m

  2. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

  3. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
486
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 216
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Other theft 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Anti social behaviour 33

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.8 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.0 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.2 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.3 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.4 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

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.4 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.8 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Westhouse Wood

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Westhouse Wood

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • A12 Bridge

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.2 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

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 10 secondary schools. Braiswick Primary School is the nearest published school at 642 m.

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

Recorded crime

486 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 216 events.

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