CO6 2BW

The Colnes · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 2RY 90 m
CO6 2RX 91 m
CO6 2FD 190 m
CO6 2SF 194 m
CO6 2SE 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 2BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2
Latitude
51.930032
Longitude
0.704376
British National Grid easting
586,030
British National Grid northing
229,178

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003893
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108764
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 006E · E01021410
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 006 · E02004451

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    465 m
  2. Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
150
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Other crime 7

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PUMP HOUSE SURGERY

    NONANCOURT WAY, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2SW

    ODS code F81119

    733 m

  • THE ELIZABETH COURTAULD SURGERY

    FACTORY LANE WEST, HALSTEAD, CO9 1EX

    ODS code F81068

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Temperance Yard

    BCT · Earls Colne

    0.2 miles
  • Temperance Yard

    BCT · Earls Colne

    0.2 miles
  • The Lion

    BCT · Earls Colne

    0.3 miles
  • The Lion

    BCT · Earls Colne

    0.3 miles
  • Church Hill

    BCT · Earls Colne

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 006E, 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

11,822 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

150 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 84 events.

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