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CO6 4JT

Rural North · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4JP 0 m
CO6 4JN 522 m
CO6 4JS 553 m
CO6 4JR 655 m
CO6 4JL 700 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 4JT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 April 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4
Latitude
51.965254
Longitude
0.868307
British National Grid easting
597,144
British National Grid northing
233,526

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
E00110023
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 001C · E01021659
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 001 · E02004506

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Littlegarth School

    Other independent school

    655 m

  2. Nayland Primary School

    Community school

    849 m

  3. Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 3
  • Possession of weapons 3

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.

Nearby transport

  • Doctors Surgery

    BCT · Nayland

    0.5 miles

  • Doctors Surgery

    BCT · Nayland

    0.5 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Nayland

    0.5 miles

  • Bear Street

    BCT · Nayland

    0.5 miles

  • Bear Street

    BCT · Nayland

    0.6 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Littlegarth School is the nearest published school at 655 m.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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