CO3 8DA postcode in Colchester, Essex

CO3 8DA is a postcode in Colchester, in the Marks Tey and Layer ward. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since December 2017.

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 £338,000 Homes sold in CO3 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Marks Tey 2.8 km in a straight line

Where CO3 8DA is, and what is near it

Map of CO3 8DA and what is near it Map of CO3 8DA: its centre point, with the 99 other postcodes in the CO3 8 sector, 3 schools (2 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CO3 8AA: also in CO3 8CO3 8AB: also in CO3 8CO3 8AQ: also in CO3 8CO3 8AR: also in CO3 8CO3 8AS: also in CO3 8CO3 8AU: also in CO3 8CO3 8AW: also in CO3 8CO3 8AX: also in CO3 8CO3 8BA: also in CO3 8CO3 8BB: also in CO3 8CO3 8BD: also in CO3 8CO3 8BL: also in CO3 8CO3 8BN: also in CO3 8CO3 8BP: also in CO3 8CO3 8BQ: also in CO3 8CO3 8BS: also in CO3 8CO3 8BT: also in CO3 8CO3 8BU: also in CO3 8CO3 8BW: also in CO3 8CO3 8BX: also in CO3 8CO3 8BY: also in CO3 8CO3 8BZ: also in CO3 8CO3 8DB: also in CO3 8CO3 8DD: also in CO3 8CO3 8DE: also in CO3 8CO3 8DF: also in CO3 8CO3 8DG: also in CO3 8CO3 8DH: also in CO3 8CO3 8DS: also in CO3 8CO3 8DT: also in CO3 8CO3 8DU: also in CO3 8CO3 8DW: also in CO3 8CO3 8DY: also in CO3 8CO3 8LT: also in CO3 8CO3 8NZ: also in CO3 8CO3 8PB: also in CO3 8CO3 8PE: also in CO3 8CO3 8PF: also in CO3 8CO3 8PH: also in CO3 8CO3 8RF: also in CO3 8CO3 8RG: also in CO3 8CO3 8RH: also in CO3 8CO3 8RJ: also in CO3 8 School 950 mThe Stanway School 1.3 kmMarks Tey station 2.8 kmColchester station 5.0 kmMarks Tey and Layer CO3 8DA Map of CO3 8DA and what is near it Map of CO3 8DA: its centre point, with the 99 other postcodes in the CO3 8 sector, 3 schools (2 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Marks Tey station 2.8 kmMarks Tey and Layer CO3 8DA
  • CO3 8DA
  • Other postcodes in CO3 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.8880, longitude 0.8226)

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 CO3 8DA?

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 8DA?

Every home and business at CO3 8DA 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 8DA?

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 8DA 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 8DA.

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 8DA: 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 8DA 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 8DA?

Homes in CO3 8 sold for a typical £338,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£338,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £400,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £322,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 9 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 8DA

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in CO3 8DA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 September 2025. The middle price was £312,500, from £275,000 to £425,000. Across CO3 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £338,000. 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 8DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around CO3 8DA. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (73%). 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 8DA

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 D, the most common, is £2,283.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,522
Band Babout 170 (15%)£1,776
Band Cabout 260 (22%)£2,029
Band Dabout 430 (37%)£2,283
Band Eabout 240 (21%)£2,790
Band Fabout 40 (3%)£3,297
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,805
Band Hwithheld£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 73% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009: 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 8DA is in (ONS area E01035159), 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 8DA?

The nearest open schools to CO3 8DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO3 8DA is Marks Tey Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Marks Tey Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Colchester Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stane Retail Park, 261 m away.

More stations near CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO3 8DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 16 chargers 250 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 850 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk

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 8DA?

The nearest to the centre of CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

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 8DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO3 8DA, 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 8DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO3 8DA 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 8DA in a conservation area?

The centre of CO3 8DA 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 CO3 8DA?

Police.uk records 105 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO3 8DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Public order11 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Other theft6 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 5, burglary 4, 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 8DA

Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
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 2017

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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