CO6 4TX

Rural North · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Colchester
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 4TU 53 m
CO6 4EF 88 m
CO6 4HR 102 m
CO6 4TZ 112 m
CO6 4EU 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 4TX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4
Latitude
51.925242
Longitude
0.876751
British National Grid easting
597,900
British National Grid northing
229,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04003991
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110026
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 001D · E01021661
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
37
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    251 m
  2. The St Aubyn Centre Education Department

    Pupil referral unit

    1.4 km
  3. Myland Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Public order 48
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Vehicle crime 29

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    1.9 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.5 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Malvern Way

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.0 miles
  • Exeter Close

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.1 miles
  • Ramparts Close

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.1 miles
  • Half Butt

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.2 miles
  • Half Butt

    BCT · Great Horkesley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 001D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,651 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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