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CO5 9GD

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 9TW 61 m
CO5 9TL 101 m
CO5 9TP 103 m
CO5 9TY 104 m
CO5 9UA 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 9GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 9
Latitude
51.835446
Longitude
0.751383
British National Grid easting
589,659
British National Grid northing
218,782

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
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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Property

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD 17 February 2021 £435,000
5, Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD 1 May 2018 £745,000
The Coach House, 7, Messing Green, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9GD 31 October 2012 £525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Messing Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    400 m

  2. Thurstable School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Baynards Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

8 female, 17 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
CO5 9 residents
6,562

Age bands in CO5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,054 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

673 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,415 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,957 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,479 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
20%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TIPTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, TIPTREE, COLCHESTER, CO5 0HB

    ODS code F81133

    2.8 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · Messing

    0.1 miles

  • The Street

    BCT · Messing

    0.1 miles

  • Harborough Hall Rd

    BCT · Messing

    0.7 miles

  • Harborough Hall Rd

    BCT · Messing

    0.7 miles

  • Colchester Road

    BCT · Tiptree

    1.0 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Messing Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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