CO6 1XT

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 1XU 34 m
CO6 1XS 80 m
CO6 1XR 106 m
CO6 1HL 125 m
CO6 1HN 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 1XT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 1
Latitude
51.874899
Longitude
0.762219
British National Grid easting
590,239
British National Grid northing
223,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04003999
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00110115
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 010E · E01021678
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 010 · E02004515

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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70 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
43, Mandeville Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1XT 14 May 2026 £300,000
35, Mandeville Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1XT 28 May 2025 £395,000
23, Mandeville Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1XT 17 May 2024 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey

    Academy converter

    110 m
  2. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  3. Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Other crime 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Drugs 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

45 female, 57 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
75.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75.5%
Gigabit-capable
75.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Domsey Bank

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.1 miles
  • Domsey Bank

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.1 miles
  • Godmans Lane

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.2 miles
  • Wellside

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.2 miles
  • Wellside

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 010E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,152 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
7
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
24
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,000 from 9 recorded sales in CO6 1XT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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