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CO6 3BU

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3BE 8 m
CO6 3BT 28 m
CO6 3JG 89 m
CO6 3BY 104 m
CO6 3BX 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.917184
Longitude
0.848297
British National Grid easting
595,979
British National Grid northing
228,127

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
E00110376
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003B · E01021728
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 003 · E02004508

Postcode source versions

Explore CO6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
21
Secondary
8

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    192 m

  2. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

  3. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 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 65
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.3 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.7 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.9 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hall Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.0 miles

  • Hall Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.0 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

  • Treble Tile

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,813 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 8 secondary schools. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt is the nearest published school at 192 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 65 events.

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