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CO6 3PY

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 3PZ 48 m
CO6 3PX 71 m
CO6 3QB 157 m
CO3 9UY 276 m
CO3 9UW 373 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.897948
Longitude
0.815400
British National Grid easting
593,800
British National Grid northing
225,900

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
E04003987
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110361
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003D · E01021730
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
27
Primary
17
Secondary
5

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

    Academy converter

    549 m

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    749 m

  3. Holmwood House School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 160
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Other theft 34
  • Vehicle crime 29

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.7 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.4 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Turkey Cock Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Turkey Cock Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wood Corner

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wood Corner

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003D, 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

21,358 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham is the nearest published school at 549 m.

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

Recorded crime

467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 160 events.

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