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CO6 3PQ

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 3PH 50 m
CO6 3PN 123 m
CO6 3PL 148 m
CO6 3LL 322 m
CO6 3LN 401 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.908449
Longitude
0.789884
British National Grid easting
592,000
British National Grid northing
227,000

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
E04003979
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110031
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 010C · E01021663
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 010 · E02004515

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.7 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
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Other theft 7
  • Other crime 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Burglary 3

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • New Rd

    BCT · Aldham

    0.0 miles

  • New Rd

    BCT · Aldham

    0.0 miles

  • Aldham Veterinary Centre

    BCT · Aldham

    0.1 miles

  • Aldham Veterinary Centre

    BCT · Aldham

    0.1 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Fordham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 010C, 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

17,613 of 33,755

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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