CO2 0HS postcode in Layer-de-la-Haye, Essex
CO2 0HS is a postcode in Layer-de-la-Haye, in the Stanway ward of Colchester. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CO2 0HS is, and what is near it
- CO2 0HS
- Other postcodes in CO2 0: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- 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 51.8600, longitude 0.8675)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CO2 0HS?
- 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 CO2 0HS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- EssexPolice force area
- WithamParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Priti Patel (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Priti Patel
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 CO2 0HS?
82% of the homes and businesses at CO2 0HS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 82% 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 CO2 0HS?
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 CO2 0HS at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CO2 0HS.
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 CO2 0HS: 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 CO2 0HS 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 CO2 0HS?
Homes in CO2 0 sold for a typical £385,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 7.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £670,000 23 sales
- Semi-detached £345,000 17 sales
- Terraced £275,000 5 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CO2 district: a typical £280,000 from 439 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 CO2 0HS
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CO2 0HS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CO2 0HS
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CO2 0HS. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CO2 0HS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around CO2 0HS. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (24%). 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 £3,805 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,029.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (2%) | £1,522 |
| Band B | about 90 (10%) | £1,776 |
| Band C | about 330 (37%) | £2,029 |
| Band D | about 190 (21%) | £2,283 |
| Band E | about 160 (18%) | £2,790 |
| Band F | about 80 (9%) | £3,297 |
| Band G | about 20 (2%) | £3,805 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,566 |
When the homes were built
- 3% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 20% 1945 to 1964
- 23% 1965 to 1982
- 22% 1983 to 1999
- 24% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 CO2 0HS is in (ONS area E01021721), 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest open schools to CO2 0HS, 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CO2 0HS is Colchester Town Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.
- Colchester Town Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
- Colchester Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greenways, 129 m away.
More stations near CO2 0HS, 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO2 0HS, 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.
- Ambrose Avenue Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01206 549444 2.3 kmCycle
- Abbey Field Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2025 · Phone 01206 517100 2.9 kmCycle
- Creffield Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01206 570371 3.0 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CO2 0HS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Under construction. Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk
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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest to the centre of CO2 0HS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Layer Road Partnership Phone 01206 577912 750 mWalk
- Alpha Dental Care Prettygate Phone 01206 577664 2.2 kmCycle
- Straight Road Dental Practice Limited Phone 01206 769695 2.5 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 CO2 0HS?
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 5.5 kmDrive
- Colchester General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01206 747474 6.0 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CO2 0HS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Maple Cottage Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01206 767117 550 mWalk
- Maple House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01206 766654 550 mWalk
- Maple Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01206 766653 550 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO2 0HS, 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.
- Hutt Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01206 576548 1.3 kmCycle
- Boots, 2/4 West Parade Mon to Sat 8am to 9pm; Sun 9am to 7pm · Phone 01206 578874 1.9 kmCycle
- Prettygate Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:45am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01206 575735 2.3 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 CO2 0HS?
The nearest vets to the centre of CO2 0HS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Ark Veterinary Centre 2.6 kmCycle
- Paws Colchester Phone +44 1206 561407 3.1 kmCycle
- St Runwald's Veterinary Surgery 3.1 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 CO2 0HS in a conservation area?
The centre of CO2 0HS 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 CO2 0HS?
Police.uk records 63 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO2 0HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 1, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 CO2 0HS
- Ward
- Stanway
- Parish
- Stanway
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Layer-de-la-Haye
- 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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