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CO6 3NN

Rural North · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 3NL 298 m
CO6 3NZ 312 m
CO6 3NJ 444 m
CO6 3NQ 449 m
CO6 3NH 535 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3NN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.914927
Longitude
0.802241
British National Grid easting
592,822
British National Grid northing
227,753

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Rural North · E05010838
Parish or community
E04003989
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110020
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003A · E01021660
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 003 · E02004508

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill House, Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN 19 October 2007 £875,000
Snowdons, Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN 25 November 1999 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    156 m

  2. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other crime 5
  • Drugs 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
57.1%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.8 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Fordham

    0.0 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Fordham

    0.0 miles

  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Fordham

    0.2 miles

  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Fordham

    0.2 miles

  • Memorial

    BCT · Fordham

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003A, 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

22,396 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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