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CO7 7SL

Ardleigh & Little Bromley · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Ardleigh & Little Bromley
Local authority
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 7YP 0 m
CO7 7SH 302 m
CO7 7SQ 481 m
CO7 7BQ 553 m
CO7 7RY 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 7SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7
Latitude
51.901789
Longitude
0.976091
British National Grid easting
604,836
British National Grid northing
226,767

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Electoral ward
Ardleigh & Little Bromley · E05011933
Parish or community
E04004089
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00111600
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 005B · E01021972
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 005 · E02004577

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ardleigh Service Station, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7SL 12 April 2024 £583,000
Ardleigh Service Station South, Harwich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7SL 28 January 2020 £1,603,496

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Elmstead Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  2. Roach Vale Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

  3. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 3

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

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81044

    2.9 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

    BLUEBELL RESOURCE CENTRE, JACK ANDREWS DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9YN

    ODS code F81746

    4.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.1 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.8 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    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

  • Cherry Tree Farm

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.4 miles

  • Cherry Tree Farm

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.4 miles

  • Springvalley Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    1.1 miles

  • Springvalley Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    1.1 miles

  • Clover Way

    BCT · Colchester

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 005B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,603 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £583,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO7 7SL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tendring is £261,717 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Elmstead Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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