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CO6 3BJ

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Lexden and Braiswick
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 3HX 56 m
CO6 3BH 81 m
CO6 3BL 84 m
CO6 3HL 87 m
CO6 3HU 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.912299
Longitude
0.847638
British National Grid easting
595,955
British National Grid northing
227,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Lexden and Braiswick · E05010831
Parish or community
E04004008
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110369
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003C · E01021729
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 003 · E02004508

Postcode source versions

Explore CO6

Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Upton Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3BJ 10 December 2024 £395,000
15, Upton Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3BJ 31 July 2023 £210,000
9, Upton Close, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3BJ 17 March 2023 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
9

  1. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt

    Voluntary controlled school

    374 m

  2. Holmwood House School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

  3. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

19 female, 11 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.9
CO6 3 residents
5,942

Age bands in CO6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

989 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

579 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,184 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,840 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,615 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

10

within 5 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.2 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    47 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, CO4 5LE

    ODS code F81636

    3.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, TURNER ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO4 5JR

    ODS code Y02646

    3.9 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.3 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    CREFFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7GH

    ODS code F81115

    4.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.9 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.9 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Donard Drive

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • Sackville Way

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Chapel

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • Sackville Way

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Chapel

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,152 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £282,500 from 4 recorded sales in CO6 3BJ. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 9 secondary schools. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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