CO3 0AE postcode in Colchester, Essex

CO3 0AE is a postcode in Colchester, in the Stanway ward. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since December 2012.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Colchester: 82% Typical price £348,000 Homes sold in CO3 0, last 12 months. ▲ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Colchester 3.5 km in a straight line

Where CO3 0AE is, and what is near it

Map of CO3 0AE and what is near it Map of CO3 0AE: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the CO3 0 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CO3 0AD: also in CO3 0CO3 0AF: also in CO3 0CO3 0AR: also in CO3 0CO3 0FZ: also in CO3 0CO3 0GH: also in CO3 0CO3 0GJ: also in CO3 0CO3 0GL: also in CO3 0CO3 0GN: also in CO3 0CO3 0GW: also in CO3 0CO3 0HA: also in CO3 0CO3 0HD: also in CO3 0CO3 0HE: also in CO3 0CO3 0HF: also in CO3 0CO3 0HG: also in CO3 0CO3 0HH: also in CO3 0CO3 0HJ: also in CO3 0CO3 0HL: also in CO3 0CO3 0HN: also in CO3 0CO3 0HP: also in CO3 0CO3 0HQ: also in CO3 0CO3 0HR: also in CO3 0CO3 0HS: also in CO3 0CO3 0HT: also in CO3 0CO3 0HU: also in CO3 0CO3 0HW: also in CO3 0CO3 0HX: also in CO3 0CO3 0JH: also in CO3 0CO3 0JJ: also in CO3 0CO3 0JR: also in CO3 0CO3 0LR: also in CO3 0CO3 0NH: also in CO3 0CO3 0NQ: also in CO3 0CO3 0NR: also in CO3 0CO3 0NT: also in CO3 0CO3 0NU: also in CO3 0CO3 0NX: also in CO3 0CO3 0PA: also in CO3 0CO3 0PB: also in CO3 0CO3 0PG: also in CO3 0CO3 0PQ: also in CO3 0CO3 0PS: also in CO3 0CO3 0PT: also in CO3 0CO3 0PU: also in CO3 0CO3 0PX: also in CO3 0CO3 0PY: also in CO3 0CO3 0PZ: also in CO3 0CO3 0RB: also in CO3 0CO3 0RE: also in CO3 0CO3 0RH: also in CO3 0CO3 0RJ: also in CO3 0CO3 0SD: also in CO3 0CO3 0UG: also in CO3 0CO3 0UH: also in CO3 0CO3 0UJ: also in CO3 0CO3 0UQ: also in CO3 0CO3 0UU: also in CO3 0CO3 0YA: also in CO3 0CO3 0YP: also in CO3 0CO3 0YQ: also in CO3 0CO3 0YS: also in CO3 0CO3 0YT: also in CO3 0CO3 0YU: also in CO3 0CO3 0YX: also in CO3 0CO3 0YY: also in CO3 0CO3 0YZ: also in CO3 0 Holmwood House School 650 mTollgate Health Centre 1.1 kmGP 1.4 kmColchester station 3.5 kmStanway CO3 0AE Map of CO3 0AE and what is near it Map of CO3 0AE: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the CO3 0 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Holmwood House School 650 mTollgate Health Centre 1.1 kmGP 1.4 kmStanway CO3 0AE
  • CO3 0AE
  • Other postcodes in CO3 0: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 51.8882, longitude 0.8459)

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 CO3 0AE?

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 CO3 0AE?

Every home and business at CO3 0AE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Colchester: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Colchester: 97%

The line marks the figure across Colchester.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CO3 0AE?

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 days

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 CO3 0AE 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 CO3 0AE.

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 CO3 0AE: 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 CO3 0AE 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CO3 0AE?

Homes in CO3 0 sold for a typical £348,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£348,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 48 sales
  • Semi-detached £325,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £287,500 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £177,500 16 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CO3 district: a typical £350,000 from 429 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CO3 0AE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CO3 0AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 February 2026. The middle sale was £315,000, from £312,500 to £345,000. Across CO3 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £348,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near CO3 0AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CO3 0AE. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CO3 0AE

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,522
Band Babout 130 (18%)£1,776
Band Cabout 250 (34%)£2,029
Band Dabout 250 (34%)£2,283
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,790
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,297
Band Gwithheld£3,805
Band Hfewer than 5£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 39% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 CO3 0AE is in (ONS area E01021719), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 CO3 0AE?

The nearest open schools to CO3 0AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO3 0AE, and how we find them

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 CO3 0AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO3 0AE is Colchester Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Colchester Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Colchester Town Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest King Coel Road South, 110 m away.

More stations near CO3 0AE, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near CO3 0AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO3 0AE, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 CO3 0AE?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO3 0AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • Mer Charging point · 16 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CO3 0AE?

The nearest to the centre of CO3 0AE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 CO3 0AE?

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.

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 CO3 0AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO3 0AE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 CO3 0AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO3 0AE, 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.

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 CO3 0AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO3 0AE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 CO3 0AE in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of CO3 0AE is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 CO3 0AE?

Police.uk records 146 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO3 0AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences50 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Public order15 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: other theft 6, burglary 4, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 months

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

The official record for CO3 0AE

Ward
Stanway
Parish
Stanway
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Colchester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2012

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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