CO6 3TE

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Colchester
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 3TJ 28 m
CO6 3SG 36 m
CO6 3SF 57 m
CO6 3NW 67 m
CO6 3TD 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 3TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 3
Latitude
51.912721
Longitude
0.859866
British National Grid easting
596,794
British National Grid northing
227,662

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04004008
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110367
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003C · E01021729
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
49
Primary
30
Secondary
9
  1. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt

    Voluntary controlled school

    803 m
  2. Braiswick Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 17
  • Anti social behaviour 16

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.5 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.0 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.4 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.6 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.6 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.0 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.1 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.2 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.2 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Armoury Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles
  • Armoury Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.1 miles
  • Garthwood Close

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.3 miles
  • Albany Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.3 miles
  • Albany Road

    BCT · West Bergholt

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 9 secondary schools. Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt is the nearest published school at 803 m.

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

Recorded crime

191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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