CO7 0AH

Brightlingsea · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tendring
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 0AJ 111 m
CO7 0EQ 125 m
CO7 0AL 132 m
CO7 0FR 139 m
CO7 0AQ 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 0AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 0
Latitude
51.808998
Longitude
1.028937
British National Grid easting
608,900
British National Grid northing
216,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Parish or community
E04004092
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00111654
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 011C · E01021981
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 011 · E02004583

Postcode source versions

Explore CO7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    617 m
  2. Colne Community School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. St Osyth Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
551
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Other theft 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO7 0 residents
8,680

Age bands in CO7 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,288 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

808 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,664 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,494 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,424 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 STATION ROAD, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, CO7 0DT

    ODS code F81116

    521 m

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Brightlingsea

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Brightlingsea

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Place

    BCT · Brightlingsea

    0.2 miles
  • Hurst Green

    BCT · Brightlingsea

    0.2 miles
  • Hurst Green

    BCT · Brightlingsea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 011C, 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

18,319 of 33,755

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 617 m.

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

Recorded crime

551 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 303 events.

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