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CO7 9SN

Wivenhoe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3SQ 109 m
CO7 9HU 399 m
CO4 3ZQ 404 m
CO4 3SG 519 m
CO4 3FA 541 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 9SN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 9
Latitude
51.875856
Longitude
0.946246
British National Grid easting
602,900
British National Grid northing
223,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Wivenhoe · E05010843
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00188018
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 017A · E01021736
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 017 · E02004522

Postcode source versions

Explore CO7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    137 m

  2. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Broomgrove Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,843
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 820
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Other theft 136
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Vehicle crime 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.0 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    2.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.0 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.8 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    CREFFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7GH

    ODS code F81115

    3.8 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.4 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, TURNER ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO4 5JR

    ODS code Y02646

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • South Courts

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • South Courts

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Subway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 017A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,435 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Essex is the nearest published school at 137 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,843 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 820 events.

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