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CO7 6GZ

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
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 6EW 71 m
CO7 6EN 356 m
CO7 6EP 363 m
CO7 6DT 365 m
CO7 6EJ 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 6GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 6
Latitude
51.946845
Longitude
0.984373
British National Grid easting
605,200
British National Grid northing
231,800

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
E04003984
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110003
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 001B · E01021656
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
11
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Langham Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Public order 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO7 6 residents
6,011

Age bands in CO7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

874 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

559 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

992 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,913 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,732 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

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, DEDHAM ROAD, ARDLEIGH, COLCHESTER, CO7 7LD

    ODS code F81044

    2.2 km

  • CONSTABLE COUNTRY RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CONSTABLE COUNTRY MP, HEATH ROAD, EAST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, CO7 6RT

    ODS code D83001

    4.4 km

  • LAWFORD SURGERY

    2 EDGEFIELD AVENUE, LAWFORD, MANNINGTREE, CO11 2HD

    ODS code F81633

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Rye Farm

    BCT · Dedham

    0.4 miles

  • Rye Farm

    BCT · Dedham

    0.4 miles

  • Monks Lane

    BCT · Dedham

    0.4 miles

  • Monks Lane

    BCT · Dedham

    0.4 miles

  • Duck Lane

    BCT · Dedham Heath

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 001B, 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

21,826 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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