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CO6 2JY

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 2JX 111 m
CO6 2JU 234 m
CO6 2JZ 632 m
CO6 2JS 635 m
CO6 2JT 676 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 2JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2022
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 2
Latitude
51.908950
Longitude
0.695475
British National Grid easting
585,505
British National Grid northing
226,811

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
E04003893
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108759
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 006C · E01021408
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
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    2.0 km

  2. Honywood School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

  3. Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PUMP HOUSE SURGERY

    NONANCOURT WAY, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2SW

    ODS code F81119

    2.0 km

  • THE COGGESHALL SURGERY

    STONEHAM ST, COGGESHALL, COLCHESTER, CO6 1UH

    ODS code F81730

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Earls Colne

    1.2 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Earls Colne

    1.2 miles

  • Colne Priory

    BCT · Earls Colne

    1.3 miles

  • Colne Priory

    BCT · Earls Colne

    1.3 miles

  • Temperance Yard

    BCT · Earls Colne

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 006C, 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

23,173 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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