CO5 0JQ

Tiptree · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Tiptree
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 0NU 21 m
CO5 0SQ 82 m
CO5 0GS 94 m
CO5 0HN 97 m
CO5 0HL 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 0JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 0
Latitude
51.811910
Longitude
0.756361
British National Grid easting
590,101
British National Grid northing
216,178

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Tiptree · E05010842
Parish or community
E04004005
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00110339
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 020A · E01021723
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 020 · E02004525

Postcode source versions

Explore CO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    476 m
  2. Milldene Primary School

    Community school

    691 m
  3. Thurstable School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
414
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other theft 33
  • Public order 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO5 0 residents
10,315

Age bands in CO5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,511 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,032 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

2,081 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,890 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

2,742 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TIPTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, TIPTREE, COLCHESTER, CO5 0HB

    ODS code F81133

    397 m

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • The Centre

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.3 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.3 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.3 miles
  • The Centre

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.3 miles
  • Duck Pond

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 020A, 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

21,510 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

414 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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