CO7 7XB

Alresford & Elmstead · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Local authority
Tendring
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 7XD 47 m
CO7 7TB 181 m
CO7 7TL 262 m
CO7 7TA 270 m
CO7 7SZ 316 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 7XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 7
Latitude
51.909006
Longitude
1.008094
British National Grid easting
607,004
British National Grid northing
227,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Parish or community
E04004097
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00112044
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 005C · E01022051
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 005 · E02004577

Postcode source versions

Explore CO7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alma Cottages, 1, Briar Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7XB 21 July 2011 £180,000
Alma Cottages, 1, Briar Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7XB 14 December 2000 £94,000
Alma Cottages, 1, Briar Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7XB 28 October 1999 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Elmstead Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81044

    2.6 km

  • LAWFORD SURGERY

    2 EDGEFIELD AVENUE, LAWFORD, MANNINGTREE, CO11 2HD

    ODS code F81633

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cross Inn

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • Cross Inn

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • Hall Rd

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • Hall Rd

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.2 miles
  • Burnt Heath

    BCT · Ardleigh

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 005C, 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

16,397 of 33,755

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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 6 events.

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