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CO7 9QL

Wivenhoe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Wivenhoe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO7 9QH 22 m
CO7 9QJ 26 m
CO7 9QW 41 m
CO7 9QN 75 m
CO7 9QE 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 9QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 9
Latitude
51.866524
Longitude
0.962197
British National Grid easting
604,040
British National Grid northing
222,807

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Wivenhoe · E05010843
Parish or community
E04004010
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110427
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 017E · E01021740
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 017 · E02004522

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Forge, Flat 3, The Cross, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9QL 17 April 2026 £134,000
26, The Cross, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9QL 31 March 2026 £160,000
33b, The Cross, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9QL 16 February 2026 £422,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
23
Secondary
2

  1. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    437 m

  2. Broomgrove Junior School

    Community school

    437 m

  3. Millfields Primary School

    Foundation school

    947 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
490
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

12 female, 16 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.6
CO7 9 residents
7,617

Age bands in CO7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,125 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

748 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,577 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,045 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,857 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
91.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
91.3%
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

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    1.2 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    1.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.5 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

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.0 miles

  • Wivenhoe Cross

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Wivenhoe Cross

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • The Flag

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.2 miles

  • Cricket Ground

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 017E, 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

23,137 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £228,500 from 10 recorded sales in CO7 9QL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 2 secondary schools. Broomgrove Infant School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

490 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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