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CO4 9BP

Highwoods · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Highwoods
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 9TZ 72 m
CO4 9AD 80 m
CO4 9YA 87 m
CO4 9AT 117 m
CO4 9QT 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 9BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 9
Latitude
51.922021
Longitude
0.929300
British National Grid easting
601,527
British National Grid northing
228,886

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Highwoods · E05010830
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110069
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 002F · E01033720
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 002 · E02004507

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Brinkley Grove Primary School

    Foundation school

    982 m

  2. The Gilberd School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. The Trinity School

    Free schools

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
816
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Public order 69
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Vehicle crime 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO4 9 residents
9,273

Age bands in CO4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,092 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

3,073 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,540 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,120 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    798 m

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.4 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.8 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.8 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, DEDHAM ROAD, ARDLEIGH, COLCHESTER, CO7 7LD

    ODS code F81044

    3.9 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

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

Nearby transport

  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles

  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.2 miles

  • Balkerne Gate

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 002F, 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

21,496 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Brinkley Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 982 m.

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

Recorded crime

816 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 390 events.

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