Berechurch

Berechurch is covered by postcode district CO2. It is in the Colchester council area, Essex.

Typical price £285,000 Homes sold in Berechurch, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Gigabit broadband 123 of 152 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Berechurch, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Berechurch, by flood risk Of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch that ONS places, 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Berechurch. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 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Places named: Berechurch. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Berechurch
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 152

Of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch that ONS places, 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.8615, longitude 0.9053. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Berechurch?

Homes sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.1% on the 12 months before. At 123 of the 152 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 152 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Abbey Field Medical Centre, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, 2.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Berechurch?

Homes in Berechurch sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£282,000
12 months to August 2026
£285,000

▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before

Detached£360,000 11 sales
Semi-detached£300,000 32 sales
Terraced£277,000 33 sales
Flat or maisonette£159,500 14 sales

Across the whole CO2 district, Berechurch's main postcode district: a typical £280,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Berechurch: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Berechurch?

None of the 152 postcodes now in use in Berechurch came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 103 homes sold in Berechurch were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CO2 district, 8%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BerechurchAcross the CO2 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 90 (0%) 16 of 439 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 103 (0%) 41 of 504 (8%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Berechurch?

Ofcom reports on 152 of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch. At 123 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit123 of 152
Postcodes where every home can get superfast151 of 152

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Berechurch at risk of flooding?

None of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Berechurch?

The open schools at the postcodes in Berechurch. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Berechurch?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Berechurch is Colchester Town Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Colchester Town Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Hythe (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Wivenhoe Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Berechurch?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Berechurch. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Berechurch safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,248 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Berechurch over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 111 September 2025
  2. 102 October 2025
  3. 90 November 2025
  4. 103 December 2025
  5. 107 January 2026
  6. 91 February 2026
  7. 110 March 2026
  8. 121 April 2026
  9. 93 May 2026
  10. 104 June 2026
  11. 115 July 2026
  12. 101 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences631 reports
Anti-social behaviour148 reports
Criminal damage and arson89 reports
Vehicle crime84 reports
Other theft82 reports
Public order74 reports
Drugs31 reports
Burglary30 reports

Also: other crime 29, possession of weapons 18, shoplifting 11, robbery 10, bicycle theft 8, theft from the person 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Berechurch?

District, borough or city council
Colchester
County council
Essex
Parliamentary constituency
Colchester
Police force area
Essex
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Pam Cox (Labour)

All 152 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Berechurch

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Berechurch postcodes

152 postcodes in use in Berechurch, by district:

CO2 postcode district,152 postcodes

That district is in the CO postcode area.

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Places near Berechurch

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Berechurch's £285,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Rowhedge2.9 km, £303,750Colchester3.2 km, £305,000Wivenhoe3.8 km, £320,000Alresford6.5 km, £330,000Elmstead Market6.6 km, £380,000West Bergholt6.8 km, £356,500Great Horkesley7.7 km, £370,000West Mersea9.2 km, £382,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Berechurch

What is it like to live in Berechurch?
Homes sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.1% on the 12 months before. At 123 of the 152 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 152 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Abbey Field Medical Centre, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, 2.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Berechurch?
Berechurch is covered by postcode district CO2, across 152 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Berechurch in?
Berechurch is in the Colchester council area, and Essex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Berechurch?
Berechurch is in the Colchester parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Pam Cox (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Berechurch?
Homes in Berechurch sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Berechurch?
In Berechurch, primary schools at its postcodes include Cherry Tree Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Thomas Lord Audley School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Berechurch have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Berechurch is Colchester Town, 2.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Berechurch?
Ofcom reports on 152 of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch. At 123 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Berechurch at risk of flooding?
None of the 152 postcodes in Berechurch is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Berechurch?
None of the 152 postcodes now in use in Berechurch came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 103 homes sold in Berechurch were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CO2 district, 8%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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