CO16 8SW postcode in Seawick, Essex
CO16 8SW is a postcode in Seawick, in the St Osyth ward of Tendring. It is in the Clacton parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since March 2013.
Where CO16 8SW is, and what is near it
- CO16 8SW
- Other postcodes in CO16 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 2 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 51.7735, longitude 1.0838)
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 CO16 8SW?
- 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 CO16 8SW 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 CO16 8SW?
Every home and business at CO16 8SW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get 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 CO16 8SW?
BinDayBuddy does not read Tendring District Council's collection days yet.
Source: 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 CO16 8SW at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 108 homes and businesses at CO16 8SW. 3 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 105 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 CO16 8SW: 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 CO16 8SW is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 22:44 on 22 October 2026.
- The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-SandsFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-Sands
- The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuariesFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 22:44 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 CO16 8SW?
Homes in CO16 8 sold for a typical £251,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 152 sales, down 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £300,500 76 sales
- Semi-detached £225,000 49 sales
- Terraced £225,000 20 sales
- Flat or maisonette £120,000 7 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CO16 district: a typical £276,000 from 321 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 CO16 8SW
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CO16 8SW 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 CO16 8SW?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,090 homes in the neighbourhood around CO16 8SW. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). 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 £3,783 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,513.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 460 (42%) | £1,513 |
| Band B | about 200 (18%) | £1,765 |
| Band C | about 220 (20%) | £2,017 |
| Band D | about 120 (11%) | £2,270 |
| Band E | about 50 (5%) | £2,774 |
| Band F | about 30 (3%) | £3,278 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £3,783 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,539 |
When the homes were built
- 8% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 8% 1919 to 1939
- 42% 1945 to 1964
- 24% 1965 to 1982
- 8% 1983 to 1999
- 8% 2000 to 2009
- 4% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 CO16 8SW is in (ONS area E01022045), 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest open schools to CO16 8SW, 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CO16 8SW is Clacton-on-Sea Rail Station, 5.3 km away in a straight line.
- Clacton-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
- Great Bentley Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beach Front, 260 m away.
More stations near CO16 8SW, 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO16 8SW, 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.
- Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Clacton) Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 207660 2.5 kmCycle
- St. James Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 222121 4.6 kmCycle
- Ranworth Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 422587 5.0 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 CO16 8SW?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CO16 8SW 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest to the centre of CO16 8SW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Jaywick Dental Surgery Phone 01255 207620 2.5 kmCycle
- Ford Road Dental Surgery Phone 01255 474942 4.5 kmCycle
- Together Dental Clacton Phone 01255 221001 4.8 kmCycle
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 CO16 8SW?
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 4.6 kmCycle
- Oaks Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 752121 19.7 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CO16 8SW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Corner Lodge Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 220228 2.1 kmCycle
- 165 Point Clear Road Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 823547 3.0 kmCycle
- Five Stacks Residential Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01255 820417 3.3 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO16 8SW, 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.
- Natvinc Ltd Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01255 470347 2.0 kmCycle
- Clacton Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01255 223015 2.5 kmCycle
- Boots, 19 Clacton Road Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01255 820396 2.9 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 CO16 8SW?
The nearest vets to the centre of CO16 8SW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Haven Vets 5.6 kmDrive
- Kinfauns Veterinary 7.3 kmDrive
- Weeley Veterinary Centre 9.7 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 CO16 8SW in a conservation area?
The centre of CO16 8SW 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 CO16 8SW?
Police.uk records 68 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO16 8SW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 3, burglary 3, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.
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 CO16 8SW
- Ward
- St Osyth
- Parish
- St Osyth
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Seawick
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- March 2013
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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