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CO6 2FQ

The Colnes · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
The Colnes
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 2FA 18 m
CO6 2HY 62 m
CO6 2EY 88 m
CO6 2EX 140 m
CO6 2HE 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 2FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2
Latitude
51.940959
Longitude
0.691836
British National Grid easting
585,123
British National Grid northing
230,361

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
The Colnes · E05010384
Parish or community
E04003891
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108756
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 006D · E01021409
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. Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    294 m

  2. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Public order 7
  • Other crime 5

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

  • THE PUMP HOUSE SURGERY

    NONANCOURT WAY, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2SW

    ODS code F81119

    1.6 km

  • THE ELIZABETH COURTAULD SURGERY

    FACTORY LANE WEST, HALSTEAD, CO9 1EX

    ODS code F81068

    3.7 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

  • The Green

    BCT · Colne Engaine

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Colne Engaine

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Colne Engaine

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Colne Engaine

    0.1 miles

  • Oddcroft

    BCT · Colne Engaine

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 006D, 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

26,647 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 294 m.

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

Recorded crime

117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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