CO5 0WA

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 0US 0 m
CO5 9SX 342 m
CO5 9ST 499 m
CO5 0LX 559 m
CO5 0UG 623 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 0WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 0
Latitude
51.822131
Longitude
0.726088
British National Grid easting
587,972
British National Grid northing
217,236

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04004000
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00109945
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 019A · E01021643
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 019 · E02004524

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Baynards Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Thurstable School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Milldene Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 14
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Burglary 10

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

    2.2 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Perrywood Nursery

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.2 miles
  • Perrywood Nursery

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.2 miles
  • Windmill Hill

    BCT · Inworth

    0.3 miles
  • Windmill Hill

    BCT · Inworth

    0.3 miles
  • Oak Road

    BCT · Tiptree

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 019A, 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

26,107 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Baynards Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 94 events.

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