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CO7 1AA

Wivenhoe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wivenhoe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 9AB 30 m
CO7 9AE 72 m
CO7 9NG 78 m
CO7 9NE 88 m
CO7 9ND 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 1AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2010
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 1
Latitude
51.857358
Longitude
0.959402
British National Grid easting
603,889
British National Grid northing
221,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Wivenhoe · E05010843
Parish or community
E04004010
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110420
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 017C · E01021738
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 017 · E02004522

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Millfields Primary School

    Foundation school

    812 m

  2. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  3. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 160
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    192 m

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    987 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Queens Road

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Wivenhoe Rail Station

    RLY · Wivenhoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 017C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,327 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Millfields Primary School is the nearest published school at 812 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 160 events.

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