CO12 5BN postcode in Great Oakley, Essex
CO12 5BN is a postcode in Great Oakley, in the The Oakleys & Wix ward of Tendring. It is in the Clacton parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CO12 5BN is, and what is near it
- CO12 5BN
- Other postcodes in CO12 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 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 51.8996, longitude 1.1763)
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 CO12 5BN?
- TendringDistrict council Tendring: 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 CO12 5BN Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- EssexPolice force area
- ClactonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Nigel Farage (Reform UK), as Parliament lists them. Contact Nigel Farage
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 CO12 5BN?
50% of the homes and businesses at CO12 5BN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% gigabit, 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 CO12 5BN?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CO12 5BN.
Check the bin days for CO12 5BN on BinDayBuddySource: 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 CO12 5BN at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at CO12 5BN. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 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 Tendring
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CO12 5BN: 1,151 properties in Tendring are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Tendring
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 CO12 5BN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CO12 5BN?
Homes in CO12 5 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £350,000 31 sales
- Semi-detached £301,000 12 sales
- Terraced £220,000 7 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CO12 district: a typical £241,000 from 298 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 CO12 5BN
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CO12 5BN 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
What council tax band are homes near CO12 5BN?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 480 homes in the neighbourhood around CO12 5BN. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). 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 Tendring for 2026‑27: £2,270. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,513 (band A) to £3,278 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,017.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (2%) | £1,513 |
| Band B | about 50 (10%) | £1,765 |
| Band C | about 220 (46%) | £2,017 |
| Band D | about 110 (23%) | £2,270 |
| Band E | about 60 (13%) | £2,774 |
| Band F | about 30 (6%) | £3,278 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,783 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,539 |
When the homes were built
- 23% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 13% 1919 to 1939
- 15% 1945 to 1964
- 29% 1965 to 1982
- 8% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
Averages for Tendring 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 CO12 5BN is in (ONS area E01021991), 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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest open schools to CO12 5BN, 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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CO12 5BN is Wrabness Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.
- Wrabness Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
- Thorpe-le-Soken Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near CO12 5BN, 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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO12 5BN, 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.
- Harewood Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2024 · Phone 01255 880341 1.3 kmCycle
- Thorpe Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01255 861850 4.7 kmCycle
- Mayflower Medical Centre Phone 01255 201299 6.9 kmDrive
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 CO12 5BN?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CO12 5BN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest to the centre of CO12 5BN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Clearsprings Dental Ltd Phone 01255 242442 6.4 kmDrive
- Clearsprings Dental Practice Phone 01255 242442 6.4 kmDrive
- Mydentist - Fronks Road - Harwich 7.4 kmDrive
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 CO12 5BN?
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.
- Clacton Maternity Unit Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 429690 12.8 kmDrive
- Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01473 279100 16.8 kmDrive
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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CO12 5BN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Three Cups Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01268 952152 1.0 kmWalk
- Lime Trees Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01255 880281 1.3 kmCycle
- Phoebe House Phone 01255 880281 3.8 kmCycle
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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO12 5BN, 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.
- Mansfield Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01255 861329 4.8 kmCycle
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 CO12 5BN?
The nearest vets to the centre of CO12 5BN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Kinfauns 5.6 kmDrive
- Weeley Veterinary Centre 6.2 kmDrive
- Haven Vets 7.9 kmDrive
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 CO12 5BN in a conservation area?
The centre of CO12 5BN 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 CO12 5BN?
Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO12 5BN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 CO12 5BN
- Ward
- The Oakleys & Wix
- Parish
- Great Oakley
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Great Oakley
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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