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CO6 1PD

Rural North · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural North
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 1AY 65 m
CO6 1AB 112 m
CO6 1AD 128 m
CO6 1AE 171 m
CO6 1BA 212 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 1PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1
Latitude
51.900436
Longitude
0.742837
British National Grid easting
588,798
British National Grid northing
225,986

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Rural North · E05010838
Parish or community
E04003992
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110037
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 010B · E01021662
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 010 · E02004515

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    332 m

  2. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE PUMP HOUSE SURGERY

    NONANCOURT WAY, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2SW

    ODS code F81119

    4.4 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Great Tey

    0.3 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Great Tey

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Tey

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Tey

    0.3 miles

  • Pattock Lane

    BCT · Great Tey

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 010B, 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

22,699 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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