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CO6 1BG

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 1BL 70 m
CO6 1YR 92 m
CO6 1AW 103 m
CO6 1BN 108 m
CO6 1DX 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 1BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2020
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1
Latitude
51.882039
Longitude
0.807851
British National Grid easting
593,349
British National Grid northing
224,111

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
E04003983
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00109993
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 010G · E01035160
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 010 · E02004515

Postcode source versions

Explore CO6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

  3. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
391
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 141
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Vehicle crime 31
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO6 1 residents
9,750

Age bands in CO6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,498 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

934 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

1,932 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

2,892 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

2,467 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.

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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.6 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Swan Stanway

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles

  • The Swan Stanway

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles

  • Sparrow Hall

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles

  • Westbury Close

    BCT · Copford

    0.2 miles

  • Westbury Close

    BCT · Copford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 010G, 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

24,013 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

391 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 141 events.

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