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CO5 7JB

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 7JA 223 m
CO5 7HY 271 m
CO5 7HZ 334 m
CO5 7HX 379 m
CO5 7JE 400 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 7JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7
Latitude
51.853553
Longitude
0.938979
British National Grid easting
602,500
British National Grid northing
221,300

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
E00110008
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 016B · E01021658
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 016 · E02004521

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
27
Secondary
2

  1. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

    Voluntary controlled school

    403 m

  2. Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
301
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 107
  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 22
  • Vehicle crime 16

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    623 m

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    1.6 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.9 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.5 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Rowhedge

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Rowhedge

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Heath Road Turn

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Heath Road Turn

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.2 miles

  • Taylor's Road

    BCT · Rowhedge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 016B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,266 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge is the nearest published school at 403 m.

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

Recorded crime

301 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 107 events.

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