CO1 2RA postcode in Colchester, Essex
CO1 2RA is a postcode in Colchester, in the Castle ward. It is in the Colchester parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CO1 2RA is, and what is near it
- CO1 2RA
- Other postcodes in CO1 2: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 3 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8920, longitude 0.9116)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CO1 2RA?
- ColchesterDistrict council Colchester: bins, council tax, planning
- EssexCounty council Essex: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CO1 2RA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- EssexPolice force area
- ColchesterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Pam Cox (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Pam Cox
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CO1 2RA?
Every home and business at CO1 2RA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at CO1 2RA?
BinDayBuddy does not read Colchester City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Colchester City Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is CO1 2RA at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at CO1 2RA. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 6 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Colchester
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CO1 2RA: 910 properties in Colchester are at high risk (0.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Colchester
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of CO1 2RA is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 22:59 on 22 October 2026.
- The River Colne, through ColchesterFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: The River Colne, through Colchester
- The River Colne from Great Yeldham to ColchesterFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 22:59 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CO1 2RA?
Homes in CO1 2 sold for a typical £237,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 145 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £350,000 15 sales
- Semi-detached £315,000 39 sales
- Terraced £220,000 59 sales
- Flat or maisonette £139,500 32 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CO1 district: a typical £237,750 from 226 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in CO1 2RA
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CO1 2RA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
Food hygiene ratings at CO1 2RA
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CO1 2RA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CO1 2RA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,280 homes in the neighbourhood around CO1 2RA. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Colchester for 2026‑27: £2,283. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,522 (band A) to £3,297 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,029.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 30 (2%) | £1,522 |
| Band B | about 400 (31%) | £1,776 |
| Band C | about 460 (36%) | £2,029 |
| Band D | about 300 (23%) | £2,283 |
| Band E | about 80 (6%) | £2,790 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,297 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,805 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,566 |
When the homes were built
- 9% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 12% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 26% 1965 to 1982
- 2% 1983 to 1999
- 18% 2000 to 2009
- 10% 2010 to 2019
- 21% 2020 or later
Averages for Colchester before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CO1 2RA is in (ONS area E01021647), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest open schools to CO1 2RA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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
Where is the nearest station to CO1 2RA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CO1 2RA is Colchester Town Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.
- Colchester Town Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Hythe (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Surgery, 248 m away.
More stations near CO1 2RA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO1 2RA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Colchester Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 866626 250 mWalk
- East Hill Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 866133 250 mWalk
- Beacon House Ministries Phone 01206 761960 1.2 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CO1 2RA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CO1 2RA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Bp Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
- Co-op Local Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
- Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest to the centre of CO1 2RA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Dentoworld Limited Phone 01206 865540 250 mWalk
- Together Dental Colchester (Queen Street) Phone 01206 576117 650 mWalk
- Together Dental Colchester (St Botolph's Street) Phone 01206 369701 750 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CO1 2RA?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Oaks Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 752121 2.0 kmCycle
- Colchester General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01206 747474 2.2 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CO1 2RA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Priory Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2026 · Phone 01206 797243 350 mWalk
- The Haven Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 867143 700 mWalk
- AYS Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2026 · Phone 07506 861638 750 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO1 2RA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, 81a East Hill Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01206 870119 250 mWalk
- Queen Street Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 9pm; Sat 10am to 9pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm · Phone 01206 541600 650 mWalk
- Colchester City Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8129 1975 700 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near CO1 2RA?
The nearest vets to the centre of CO1 2RA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- RSPCA Essex North East Branch 850 mWalk
- Colne Valley Vetenary Practice 1.3 kmCycle
- St Runwald's Veterinary Surgery 1.7 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is CO1 2RA in a conservation area?
The centre of CO1 2RA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near CO1 2RA?
Police.uk records 655 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO1 2RA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 21, vehicle crime 20, burglary 11, bicycle theft 11, theft from the person 10, possession of weapons 9, robbery 8, other crime 7.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CO1 2RA
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Colchester
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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