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CO5 7HH

Old Heath and The Hythe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Heath and The Hythe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 7HQ 14 m
CO5 7ES 43 m
CO5 7EU 46 m
CO5 7EX 49 m
CO5 7HG 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 7HH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2024
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7
Latitude
51.856542
Longitude
0.948542
British National Grid easting
603,145
British National Grid northing
221,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Old Heath and The Hythe · E05010836
Parish or community
E04003985
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00188046
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 016A · E01021657
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 016 · E02004521

Postcode source versions

Explore CO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
24
Secondary
2

  1. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

    Voluntary controlled school

    391 m

  2. Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
404
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Shoplifting 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO5 7 residents
5,109

Age bands in CO5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

455 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,151 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,506 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

1,208 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    270 m

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    878 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.2 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.6 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Shipyard Corner

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.1 miles

  • Shipyard Corner

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.1 miles

  • Taylor's Road

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Taylor's Road

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Battleswick Farm

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 016A, 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

21,466 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

404 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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