CO4 9YD

Highwoods · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 9SW 63 m
CO4 9YB 78 m
CO4 9YE 105 m
CO4 9EB 106 m
CO4 9XR 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 9YD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 9
Latitude
51.909978
Longitude
0.916301
British National Grid easting
600,687
British National Grid northing
227,511

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
E00176404
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 002D · E01021671
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 002 · E02004507

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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78 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Victoria Gardens, Colchester, CO4 9YD 8 May 2026 £155,000
10, Victoria Gardens, Colchester, CO4 9YD 19 September 2024 £205,000
4, Victoria Gardens, Colchester, CO4 9YD 27 August 2024 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
30
Secondary
9
  1. Highwoods Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    109 m
  2. The Gilberd School

    Academy converter

    639 m
  3. The Trinity School

    Free schools

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,060
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Public order 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Anti social behaviour 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

27 female, 26 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    184 m

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    821 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    979 m

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.9 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.8 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Gardens

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Gardens

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.1 miles
  • Highwoods Square

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.1 miles
  • Highwoods Square

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.1 miles
  • Highwoods Square

    BCT · Highwoods

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 002D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,697 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £230,000 from 6 recorded sales in CO4 9YD. 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

Published establishments

48 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 9 secondary schools. Highwoods Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 109 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,060 events.

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