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CO6 4GZ

Rural North · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural North
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 4BJ 0 m
CO6 4AA 41 m
CO6 4BH 59 m
CO6 4BN 112 m
CO6 4BL 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 4GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4
Latitude
51.939647
Longitude
0.875432
British National Grid easting
597,746
British National Grid northing
230,698

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
E04003991
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110028
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 001C · E01021659
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 001 · E02004506

Postcode source versions

Explore CO6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department

    Pupil referral unit

    2.5 km

  3. Littlegarth School

    Other independent school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
74
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO6 4 residents
6,017

Age bands in CO6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

976 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

499 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,206 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,714 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

1,633 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

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.3 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.0 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Old House Road

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.3 miles

  • Old House Road

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.3 miles

  • Tog Lane

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 001C, 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

20,271 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

74 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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