CO4 9FH

Highwoods · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 9GN 58 m
CO4 9QJ 66 m
CO4 9YA 122 m
CO4 9TG 141 m
CO4 9QH 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 9FH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 9
Latitude
51.921750
Longitude
0.926447
British National Grid easting
601,332
British National Grid northing
228,848

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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
37
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Brinkley Grove Primary School

    Foundation school

    829 m
  2. The Gilberd School

    Academy converter

    915 m
  3. The Trinity School

    Free schools

    916 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Public order 71
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Vehicle crime 63

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.3 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.3 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.7 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.7 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81044

    4.1 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles
  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles
  • Nat West

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles
  • Business Centre

    BCT · Severalls Park

    0.1 miles
  • Office Village

    BCT · Severalls Park

    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

37 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Brinkley Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 829 m.

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

Recorded crime

860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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