CO7 7LY

Ardleigh & Little Bromley · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tendring
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 7LE 5 m
CO7 7LD 33 m
CO7 7NW 57 m
CO7 7LA 98 m
CO7 7FN 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 7LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 April 2012
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7
Latitude
51.927027
Longitude
0.985603
British National Grid easting
605,375
British National Grid northing
229,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Parish or community
E04004089
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00111599
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 005A · E01021971
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 005 · E02004577

Postcode source versions

Explore CO7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    361 m
  2. Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km
  3. Langham Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO7 7 residents
5,923

Age bands in CO7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

901 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

557 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,178 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,876 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,356 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

    33 m

  • LAWFORD SURGERY

    2 EDGEFIELD AVENUE, LAWFORD, MANNINGTREE, CO11 2HD

    ODS code F81633

    4.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Lion

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.1 miles
  • The Lion

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Glebe Corner

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Primary School

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Primary School

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 005A, 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

26,363 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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