Postcode CO2 7RX (Colchester)

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The postcode CO2 7RX is located in Colchester, in the county of Essex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. CO2 7RX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CO2 7RX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CO2 7RX as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to CO2 7RX is Canterbury Road which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Garrison Church and is 218 m away. The closest railway station is Colchester Town Rail Station, 827 m away.

The closest primary school to CO2 7RX (for ages 11 and under) is St. George's School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 10, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Colchester Royal Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on May 13, 2021 rated this school as Serious Weaknesses

The local pub for residents of CO2 7RX is Lawford Football Club and is 11.08 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 15, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Hunger Cure and is 9.52 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 19, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 93.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CO2 7RX is covered by the Essex police force association and North East Essex is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CO2 7RX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CO2 7RX, and the approximate distance away.

Canterbury Road 36 m
Albion Grove 36 m
Barrington Road 58 m
Lisle Road 89 m
Cavalier Grove 107 m
Knights Field 114 m
Winchester Road 157 m
Grimston Road 160 m
Steed Crescent 161 m
Hyderabad Close 162 m
Myrtle Grove 190 m
Claudius Road 198 m
Campion Road 217 m
Bourne Road 236 m
Brigade Grove 265 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CO2 7RX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CO2 7RX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St. George's School Good
(November 10, 2017)
132 m
Kendall Church of England Primary School Good
(March 6, 2018)
813 m
St John's Green Primary School Good
(November 8, 2017)
1 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 1.05 km
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.36 km
Monkwick Junior School Requires improvement
(July 18, 2018)
1.36 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(September 19, 2019)
1.36 km
Colchester High School 1.53 km
The Thomas Lord Audley School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.55 km
The Sixth Form College Colchester Good
(December 15, 2017)
1.61 km
Old Heath Community Primary School Good
(December 3, 2021)
1.61 km
Hamilton Primary School Outstanding
(November 20, 2014)
1.61 km
Oxford House School 1.74 km
Colchester Royal Grammar School Serious Weaknesses
(May 13, 2021)
1.74 km
Unity Primary Academy Good
(July 13, 2017)
1.99 km
North Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 31, 2017)
2.05 km
Colchester Institute Requires improvement
(November 9, 2018)
2.11 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Good
(June 15, 2017)
2.2 km
St Helena School Good
(December 13, 2017)
2.23 km
Kingswode Hoe School 2.23 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CO2 7RX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Christines Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
9.1 km
Craft Nurseries Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 1, 2021
9.1 km
Riverford Organic Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
June 12, 2019
9.28 km
The Food Station Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
9.28 km
The Hunger Cure Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 19, 2019
9.52 km
Apricot Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2012
9.79 km
Eric's Entertainment Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
9.8 km
Bouquet Garni Carterers Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 4, 2019
10.49 km
Lawford Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 15, 2018
11.08 km
Lawford C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2018
11.45 km
Little Pumpkins Pre School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 5, 2022
11.45 km
BB's Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 28, 2018
11.56 km
Ferry Boat Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 28, 2018
11.56 km
NO FRILLS FOOD Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
11.56 km
T\&Cake Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 25, 2021
11.56 km
The Cupcake Oven Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 22, 2017
11.76 km
What A Slab Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
11.82 km
Melodie Moo's Cakery Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
11.83 km
Honeycroft Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 26, 2016
11.86 km
Crumb & Brew Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
11.89 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CO2 7RX - Data from Apr 2022

Garrison Church Bus Stop/Station 218 m
Eagle Dr Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Pownall Crescent Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Eagle Dr Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Pownall Crescent Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Colchester Town Rail Station Rail 827 m
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station Rail 1.39 km
Colchester Rail Station Rail 2.55 km
East Mersea Ferry Landing Ferry 11.12 km
East Mersea Ferry Landing Ferry 11.12 km
East Mersea Ferry Landing Ferry 11.13 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.41 km
London Stansted Airport Air 44.58 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CO2 7RX - Data from Dec 2021

Bourne Pond Inland Water 340 m
Blythe Pond Inland Water 638 m
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Clingoe Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Birch Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Hythe Marshes Wetland 2.63 km
Friar's Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Lethe Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Home Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Bluebottle Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Welsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Ball Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Magdalen Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
The Strip Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
High Woods Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CO2 7RX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 67.7 Mbps 93.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.6 2.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 97.8 11.8
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 315,683 kWh - mean 11,692 kWh : median 10,294 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 85,680 kWh - mean 3,060 kWh : median 2,599 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CO2 7RX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Essex
Latitude 51.87984600
Longitude 0.90975700
OS Easting 600373
OS Northing 0224144
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23032
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Essex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Colchester
County Electorial Division Abbey ED
Electoral Ward New Town and Christ Church
Local Authority District Colchester
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Essex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000071
Travel To Work Area Colchester

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
North East Essex
Cancer Alliance East of England - North
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Suffolk and North East Essex
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS North East Essex CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Colchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Colchester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33026618
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Colchester 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Colchester 011B
Output Area / Small Area 5A3