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CO5 7WQ

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 7SB 21 m
CO5 7SA 159 m
CO5 7RJ 346 m
CO5 7RZ 487 m
CO5 7RH 488 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 7WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7
Latitude
51.797885
Longitude
0.851529
British National Grid easting
596,721
British National Grid northing
214,871

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Marks Tey and Layer · E05010832
Parish or community
E04003990
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00109935
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 019B · E01021644
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
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Tollesbury School

    Community school

    4.6 km

  2. Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE TOLLESBURY PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 25 HIGH STREET, TOLLESBURY, MALDON, CM9 8RG

    ODS code F81076

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • School Lane South

    BCT · Great Wigborough

    0.0 miles

  • School Lane South

    BCT · Great Wigborough

    0.1 miles

  • Copt Hall Lane

    BCT · Little Wigborough

    0.8 miles

  • Copt Hall Lane

    BCT · Little Wigborough

    0.8 miles

  • Abbots Wick Lane

    BCT · Great Wigborough

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 019B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,266 of 33,755

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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Tollesbury School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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