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CO7 6WR

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 6HA 28 m
CO7 6HH 45 m
CO7 6HF 60 m
CO7 6HE 72 m
CO7 6DF 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 6WR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2009
Terminated
1 March 2014
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 6
Latitude
51.958398
Longitude
0.991604
British National Grid easting
605,644
British National Grid northing
233,105

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
E00110002
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
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    698 m

  2. Stratford St Mary Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 7
  • Public order 6

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSTABLE COUNTRY RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83001

    3.2 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81044

    3.5 km

  • LAWFORD SURGERY

    2 EDGEFIELD AVENUE, LAWFORD, MANNINGTREE, CO11 2HD

    ODS code F81633

    4.5 km

  • THE RIVERSIDE HEALTH CTR

    STATION ROAD, MANNINGTREE, CO11 1AA

    ODS code F81757

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Marlborough Head

    BCT · Dedham

    0.1 miles

  • The Marlborough Head

    BCT · Dedham

    0.1 miles

  • Forge Street

    BCT · Dedham

    0.3 miles

  • Forge Street

    BCT · Dedham

    0.3 miles

  • Kiln Cottages

    BCT · Dedham

    0.5 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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