CO4 6FQ

Mile End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 6FR 39 m
CO4 6EN 108 m
CO4 6EL 157 m
CO4 6EH 188 m
CO4 6EP 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 6FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 6
Latitude
51.913172
Longitude
0.884137
British National Grid easting
598,461
British National Grid northing
227,778

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
E00110126
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
53
Primary
33
Secondary
10
  1. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    648 m
  2. North East Essex Co-operative Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.1 km
  3. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,535
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 778
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 112
  • Anti social behaviour 107

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

12

within 5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    826 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.4 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    2.6 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.9 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.5 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.9 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.1 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.4 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.8 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

  • Link Close

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles
  • Link Close

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles
  • Chesterwell Plaza

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles
  • The Dog & Pheasant

    BCT · Mile End

    0.3 miles
  • Cordelia Drive

    BCT · Mile End

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. Myland Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,535 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 778 events.

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