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CO7 9SP

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
CO7 9LP 32 m
CO7 9SS 84 m
CO7 9EN 106 m
CO7 9LN 112 m
CO7 9EJ 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO7 9SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO7
Postcode sector
CO7 9
Latitude
51.861913
Longitude
0.964218
British National Grid easting
604,200
British National Grid northing
222,300

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
E00110413
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 017E · E01021740
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
25
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. Millfields Primary School

    Foundation school

    496 m

  2. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    879 m

  3. Broomgrove Junior School

    Community school

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
432
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 164
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Vehicle crime 29
  • Public order 25

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    681 m

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    1.4 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.8 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.9 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Croquet Gardens

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 miles

  • Croquet Gardens

    BCT · Wivenhoe

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Millfields Primary School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

432 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 164 events.

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