CO4 5UN postcode in Colchester, Essex

CO4 5UN is a postcode in Colchester, in the Lexden and Braiswick ward. It is in the Colchester parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since July 1983.

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 £340,000 Homes sold in CO4 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station Colchester 1.0 km in a straight line

Where CO4 5UN is, and what is near it

Map of CO4 5UN and what is near it Map of CO4 5UN: its centre point, with the 393 other postcodes in the CO4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A12A134 CO4 5AA: also in CO4 5CO4 5AB: also in CO4 5CO4 5AD: also in CO4 5CO4 5AE: also in CO4 5CO4 5AF: also in CO4 5CO4 5AG: also in CO4 5CO4 5AH: also in CO4 5CO4 5AJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5AP: also in CO4 5CO4 5AQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5AR: also in CO4 5CO4 5AS: also in CO4 5CO4 5AT: also in CO4 5CO4 5AU: also in CO4 5CO4 5AW: also in CO4 5CO4 5AX: also in CO4 5CO4 5AY: also in CO4 5CO4 5AZ: also in CO4 5CO4 5BA: also in CO4 5CO4 5BB: also in CO4 5CO4 5BG: also in CO4 5CO4 5BH: also in CO4 5CO4 5BJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5BL: also in CO4 5CO4 5BN: also in CO4 5CO4 5BP: also in CO4 5CO4 5BQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5BS: also in CO4 5CO4 5BT: also in CO4 5CO4 5BU: also in CO4 5CO4 5BW: also in CO4 5CO4 5BX: also in CO4 5CO4 5BY: also in CO4 5CO4 5BZ: also in CO4 5CO4 5DA: also in CO4 5CO4 5DB: also in CO4 5CO4 5DD: also in CO4 5CO4 5DE: also in CO4 5CO4 5DF: also in CO4 5CO4 5DG: also in CO4 5CO4 5DH: also in CO4 5CO4 5DJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5DL: also in CO4 5CO4 5DN: also in CO4 5CO4 5DQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5DR: also in CO4 5CO4 5DT: also in CO4 5CO4 5DU: also in CO4 5CO4 5DW: also in CO4 5CO4 5DX: also in CO4 5CO4 5DY: also in CO4 5CO4 5DZ: also in CO4 5CO4 5EA: also in CO4 5CO4 5ED: also in CO4 5CO4 5EF: also in CO4 5CO4 5EG: also in CO4 5CO4 5EH: also in CO4 5CO4 5EJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5EL: also in CO4 5CO4 5EQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5ER: also in CO4 5CO4 5EU: also in CO4 5CO4 5EX: also in CO4 5CO4 5EZ: also in CO4 5CO4 5FA: also in CO4 5CO4 5FD: also in CO4 5CO4 5FE: also in CO4 5CO4 5FF: also in CO4 5CO4 5FQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5FT: also in CO4 5CO4 5FU: also in CO4 5CO4 5FW: also in CO4 5CO4 5FY: also in CO4 5CO4 5GH: also in CO4 5CO4 5GP: also in CO4 5CO4 5GS: also in CO4 5CO4 5GU: also in CO4 5CO4 5GX: also in CO4 5CO4 5GZ: also in CO4 5CO4 5HQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5JJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5LD: also in CO4 5CO4 5LE: also in CO4 5CO4 5LF: also in CO4 5CO4 5QJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5RY: also in CO4 5CO4 5SE: also in CO4 5CO4 5SP: also in CO4 5CO4 5TX: also in CO4 5CO4 5TY: also in CO4 5CO4 5UA: also in CO4 5CO4 5UB: also in CO4 5CO4 5UD: also in CO4 5CO4 5UE: also in CO4 5CO4 5UF: also in CO4 5CO4 5UG: also in CO4 5CO4 5UH: also in CO4 5CO4 5UJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5UL: also in CO4 5CO4 5UQ: also in CO4 5CO4 5UT: also in CO4 5CO4 5UW: also in CO4 5CO4 5WX: also in CO4 5CO4 5XL: also in CO4 5CO4 5XP: also in CO4 5CO4 5XR: also in CO4 5CO4 5XU: also in CO4 5CO4 5XY: also in CO4 5CO4 5YF: also in CO4 5CO4 5YG: also in CO4 5CO4 5YH: also in CO4 5CO4 5YJ: also in CO4 5CO4 5YL: also in CO4 5CO4 5YP: also in CO4 5CO4 5YR: also in CO4 5CO4 5YS: also in CO4 5CO4 5YT: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZA: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZB: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZE: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZU: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZW: also in CO4 5CO4 5ZX: also in CO4 5 St Helena School 1.4 kmThe Trinity School 1.5 kmTurner Road Surgery 1.6 kmMile End CO4 5UN Map of CO4 5UN and what is near it Map of CO4 5UN: its centre point, with the 393 other postcodes in the CO4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A12 Mile End CO4 5UN
  • CO4 5UN
  • Other postcodes in CO4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.9052, longitude 0.8796)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CO4 5UN?

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 CO4 5UN?

Every home and business at CO4 5UN 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 CO4 5UN?

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 CO4 5UN 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 CO4 5UN.

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 CO4 5UN: 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 CO4 5UN 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 CO4 5UN?

Homes in CO4 5 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 177 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£340,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£334,592 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £348,750 52 sales
  • Terraced £310,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £176,500 31 sales

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

Across the whole CO4 district: a typical £325,000 from 535 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 CO4 5UN

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CO4 5UN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 March 2024. 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 CO4 5UN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around CO4 5UN. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. 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 CO4 5UN

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 100 (12%)£1,776
Band Cabout 140 (17%)£2,029
Band Dabout 190 (23%)£2,283
Band Eabout 140 (17%)£2,790
Band Fabout 150 (18%)£3,297
Band Gabout 100 (12%)£3,805
Band Hfewer than 5£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

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 CO4 5UN is in (ONS area E01035172), 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest open schools to CO4 5UN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO4 5UN is Colchester Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Colchester Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Colchester Town Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Golf Club, 128 m away.

More stations near CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO4 5UN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 2.3 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest to the centre of CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO4 5UN, 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 CO4 5UN?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO4 5UN 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 CO4 5UN in a conservation area?

The centre of CO4 5UN 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 CO4 5UN?

Police.uk records 144 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO4 5UN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences64 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: burglary 6, vehicle crime 6, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 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 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 CO4 5UN

Ward
Lexden and Braiswick
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Colchester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1983

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CO4 5UL60 mCO4 5UB110 mCO4 5UW130 mCO4 5UJ160 mCO4 5UD160 mCO4 5UA160 m
All of CO4

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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