CO3 postcode district

Colchester · 864 postcodes

At a glance

The average home in Colchester sold for £297,824 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. Across Colchester, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.

From the middle of the CO3 district, the nearest primary school is Home Farm Primary School, 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Stanway School, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Ambrose Avenue Group Practice, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.

Colchester station is 1.9 mi away; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 4–11

Ofsted report cardInspected 27 Jan 2026 · Safeguarding met · Report

InclusionStrong standardCurriculum and teachingStrong standardAchievementStrong standardAttendance and behaviourExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeingStrong standardLeadership and governanceStrong standardEarly yearsStrong standard

150 m

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary · Academy converter · ages 2–11

OfstedInspected 21 Jan 2025 · Report

Quality of educationOutstandingBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentOutstandingLeadership and managementOutstanding

0.2 mi

Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsPrimary · Community school · ages 3–11 · Ofsted reports

0.3 mi

Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor led · ages 3–19

Ofsted: InadequateInspected 30 Jan 2024 · Report

0.6 mi

Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 5–11

Ofsted: GoodInspected 13 Dec 2022 · Report

0.6 mi

Secondary

Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor led · ages 3–19

Ofsted: InadequateInspected 30 Jan 2024 · Report

0.6 mi

The Stanway SchoolSecondary · Academy converter · ages 11–16 · Ofsted reports

0.7 mi

Philip Morant School and College

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Train stations

Colchester

1.9 mi

Colchester Town

2.1 mi

Hythe (Essex)

3.1 mi

Marks Tey

3.1 mi

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

0.4 mito the nearest park

5parks within a 10 minute walk

22hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

Play area (2 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

110 m · 1 min walk

Lexden AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 1.9 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Lexden King George FieldPlaying field · 7.8 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Play area (2 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.4 mi · 7 min walk

Park or garden (6 nearby)nearest 3.0 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Spring Lane ParkPark or garden · 6.5 hectares

0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Lexden ParkPark or garden · 11 hectares

0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Playing field (3 nearby)nearest 0.8 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Stanway AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 1.7 hectares

0.6 mi · 11 min walk

Lexden Springs Local Nature ReservePark or garden · 2.0 hectares

0.6 mi · 11 min walk

Sports ground0.3 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Play area (3 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.6 mi · 13 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the CO3 district

What is the crime rate in the CO3 district?

Across Colchester, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the CO3 district?

The average home in Colchester sold for £297,824 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £501,116, semi-detached £331,089, terraced £266,290, flats £162,307. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the CO3 district?

The nearest primary school is Home Farm Primary School, 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Stanway School, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the CO3 district?

Colchester is 1.9 mi away.

What is the average household income in the CO3 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £76,475 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.

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Postcodes in CO3

CO3 8

CO3 9

CO3 9AA CO3 9AB CO3 9AD CO3 9AE CO3 9AF CO3 9AG CO3 9AH CO3 9AJ CO3 9AL CO3 9AN CO3 9AP CO3 9AQ CO3 9AR CO3 9AS CO3 9AT CO3 9AU CO3 9AW CO3 9AX CO3 9AY CO3 9AZ CO3 9BA CO3 9BB CO3 9BD CO3 9BE CO3 9BG CO3 9BH CO3 9BJ CO3 9BN CO3 9BP CO3 9BQ CO3 9BS CO3 9BT CO3 9BU CO3 9BW CO3 9BX CO3 9BY CO3 9BZ CO3 9DA CO3 9DB CO3 9DD CO3 9DE CO3 9DF CO3 9DG CO3 9DH CO3 9DJ CO3 9DL CO3 9DN CO3 9DP CO3 9DQ CO3 9DR CO3 9DS CO3 9DT CO3 9DU CO3 9DW CO3 9DX CO3 9DY CO3 9DZ CO3 9EA CO3 9EB CO3 9ED CO3 9EE CO3 9EF CO3 9EG CO3 9EH CO3 9EJ CO3 9EL CO3 9EN CO3 9EP CO3 9EQ CO3 9ER CO3 9ES CO3 9ET CO3 9EU CO3 9EW CO3 9EX CO3 9EY CO3 9EZ CO3 9FA CO3 9FB CO3 9FD CO3 9FE CO3 9FF CO3 9FG CO3 9FH CO3 9FJ CO3 9FL CO3 9FN CO3 9FP CO3 9FQ CO3 9FR CO3 9FS CO3 9FT CO3 9FU CO3 9FW CO3 9FX CO3 9FY CO3 9FZ CO3 9GA CO3 9GB CO3 9GS CO3 9ST CO3 9SX CO3 9SY CO3 9TA CO3 9TB CO3 9TE CO3 9TF CO3 9TG CO3 9TH CO3 9TJ CO3 9TL CO3 9TN CO3 9TP CO3 9TQ CO3 9TR CO3 9TS CO3 9TT CO3 9TU CO3 9TW CO3 9TX CO3 9TY CO3 9TZ CO3 9UA CO3 9UE CO3 9UF CO3 9UW CO3 9UY CO3 9UZ CO3 9WF CO3 9XA CO3 9XB CO3 9XD CO3 9XE CO3 9XF CO3 9XG CO3 9XH CO3 9XJ CO3 9XL CO3 9XN CO3 9XP CO3 9XQ CO3 9XR CO3 9XS CO3 9XT CO3 9XU CO3 9XW CO3 9XX CO3 9XZ

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