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CO6 2AY

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 2AZ 201 m
CO6 2AX 348 m
CO6 2BB 351 m
CO6 2BA 381 m
CO6 2BN 487 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 2AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2
Latitude
51.936211
Longitude
0.756690
British National Grid easting
589,600
British National Grid northing
230,000

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
E04004007
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110040
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
6
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

  2. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

  3. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.8 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

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • 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
CO6 2 residents
6,569

Age bands in CO6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,079 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

1,319 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,962 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,540 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 PUMP HOUSE SURGERY

    NONANCOURT WAY, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2SW

    ODS code F81119

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Wakes Colne Green

    BCT · Wakes Colne

    0.2 miles

  • Wakes Colne Green

    BCT · Wakes Colne

    0.2 miles

  • Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station

    RSE · Wakes Colne

    0.7 miles

  • Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station

    RLY · Wakes Colne

    0.7 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Wakes Colne

    0.7 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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