Postcode CO4 5GY (Colchester)

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The postcode CO4 5GY is located in Colchester, in the county of Essex. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CO4 5GY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CO4 5GY is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.7 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 CO4 5GY as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to CO4 5GY is Domitian Close which is centered 10 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Newcomen Way and is 90 m away. The closest railway station is Colchester Rail Station, 2.75 km away.

The closest primary school to CO4 5GY (for ages 11 and under) is Brinkley Grove Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 16, 2019.

The local pub for residents of CO4 5GY is Lawford Football Club and is 8.56 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 6.85 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 19, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 168.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.5 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 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CO4 5GY 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 CO4 5GY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CO4 5GY, and the approximate distance away.

Domitian Close 10 m
Honorius Drive 35 m
Lilian Impey Drive 90 m
Petronius Way 100 m
Marcus Close 111 m
Antonius Way 131 m
Tiberius Close 141 m
Gordon Drive 177 m
Vitllus Close 195 m
Mabbitt Way 203 m
Purvis Way 216 m
Brunel Court 220 m
Rawlings Crescent 223 m
Asquith Drive 230 m
Hadrian Close 232 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CO4 5GY

Introduction June 1999
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 CO4 5GY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brinkley Grove Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
334 m
The Gilberd School Outstanding
(November 22, 2018)
382 m
The Trinity School 382 m
Highwoods Community Primary School Good
(March 5, 2019)
876 m
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Good
(May 3, 2017)
1.12 km
Camulos Academy Good
(July 3, 2019)
1.28 km
Friars Grove Primary School Good
(February 22, 2018)
1.9 km
Queen Boudica Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
1.96 km
Myland Community Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
2.01 km
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.4 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Good
(June 15, 2017)
2.43 km
Roach Vale Primary School Good
(January 10, 2017)
2.56 km
Hazelmere Junior School Good
(October 20, 2015)
2.99 km
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery Good
(June 7, 2018)
2.99 km
Colchester Academy Good
(December 6, 2017)
3 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(September 19, 2019)
3.03 km
North Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 31, 2017)
3.08 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School Good
(March 11, 2020)
3.18 km
St Helena School Good
(December 13, 2017)
3.28 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 3.39 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CO4 5GY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Christines Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
6.26 km
Craft Nurseries Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 1, 2021
6.26 km
Riverford Organic Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
June 12, 2019
6.42 km
The Food Station Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
6.42 km
The Hunger Cure Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 19, 2019
6.85 km
Apricot Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2012
7.24 km
Lawford Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 15, 2018
8.56 km
Eric's Entertainment Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
8.59 km
Lawford C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2018
8.98 km
Little Pumpkins Pre School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 5, 2022
8.98 km
The Cupcake Oven Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 22, 2017
9.15 km
Bouquet Garni Carterers Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 4, 2019
9.24 km
What A Slab Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
9.26 km
Crumb & Brew Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
9.33 km
Melodie Moo's Cakery Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
9.35 km
Honeycroft Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 26, 2016
9.4 km
Manningtree High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2017
9.54 km
Manningtree Buffet Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 8, 2021
9.54 km
Busy Bees Kindergarten School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 16, 2020
9.6 km
Highfields Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
9.6 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CO4 5GY - Data from Apr 2022

Newcomen Way Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Newcomen Way Bus Stop/Station 99 m
Oyster Business Park Bus Stop/Station 174 m
Oyster Business Park Bus Stop/Station 180 m
Brinkley Lane Bus Stop/Station 316 m
Colchester Rail Station Rail 2.75 km
Colchester Rail Station Rail 2.79 km
Colchester Town Rail Station Rail 3.74 km
London Southend Airport Air 41.69 km
London Stansted Airport Air 45.39 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CO4 5GY - Data from Dec 2021

Brinkley Grove Woodland Or Forest 724 m
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 959 m
Bullock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
High Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Magdalen Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Friar's Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Ardleigh Reservoir Inland Water 2.27 km
America Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.41 km
John de Bois Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.43 km
Welsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Frost's Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.05 km
Wall's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CO4 5GY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.5 Mbps 168.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.8 Mbps 20.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 109.9 17.1
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 340,509 kWh - mean 14,188 kWh : median 13,641 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 50,675 kWh - mean 3,898 kWh : median 3,073 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CO4 5GY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Essex
Latitude 51.91874500
Longitude 0.92021400
OS Easting 600919
OS Northing 0228498
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29520
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Essex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Colchester
County Electorial Division Mile End and Highwoods ED
Electoral Ward Highwoods
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: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Colchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Colchester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33026572
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Colchester 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Colchester 002G
Output Area / Small Area 5A2