CO6 1XD postcode in Marks Tey, Essex

CO6 1XD is a postcode in Marks Tey, in the Marks Tey and Layer ward of Colchester. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £360,000 Homes sold in CO6 1, last 12 months. ▼ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Marks Tey 1.3 km in a straight line

Where CO6 1XD is, and what is near it

Map of CO6 1XD and what is near it Map of CO6 1XD: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the CO6 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CO6 1DQ: also in CO6 1CO6 1DT: also in CO6 1CO6 1EB: also in CO6 1CO6 1ED: also in CO6 1CO6 1EE: also in CO6 1CO6 1EH: also in CO6 1CO6 1EJ: also in CO6 1CO6 1EL: also in CO6 1CO6 1EN: also in CO6 1CO6 1EP: also in CO6 1CO6 1EQ: also in CO6 1CO6 1ES: also in CO6 1CO6 1ET: also in CO6 1CO6 1EU: also in CO6 1CO6 1EW: also in CO6 1CO6 1EX: also in CO6 1CO6 1EY: also in CO6 1CO6 1EZ: also in CO6 1CO6 1HH: also in CO6 1CO6 1HJ: also in CO6 1CO6 1HL: also in CO6 1CO6 1HN: also in CO6 1CO6 1HP: also in CO6 1CO6 1HQ: also in CO6 1CO6 1HR: also in CO6 1CO6 1HS: also in CO6 1CO6 1HZ: also in CO6 1CO6 1LE: also in CO6 1CO6 1LJ: also in CO6 1CO6 1LL: also in CO6 1CO6 1LP: also in CO6 1CO6 1LR: also in CO6 1CO6 1LS: also in CO6 1CO6 1LT: also in CO6 1CO6 1LU: also in CO6 1CO6 1LW: also in CO6 1CO6 1LX: also in CO6 1CO6 1LZ: also in CO6 1CO6 1NA: also in CO6 1CO6 1ND: also in CO6 1CO6 1NE: also in CO6 1CO6 1NF: also in CO6 1CO6 1NG: also in CO6 1CO6 1NQ: also in CO6 1CO6 1XA: also in CO6 1CO6 1XB: also in CO6 1CO6 1XE: also in CO6 1CO6 1XF: also in CO6 1CO6 1XG: also in CO6 1CO6 1XH: also in CO6 1CO6 1XJ: also in CO6 1CO6 1XL: also in CO6 1CO6 1XN: also in CO6 1CO6 1XP: also in CO6 1CO6 1XR: also in CO6 1CO6 1XS: also in CO6 1CO6 1XT: also in CO6 1CO6 1XU: also in CO6 1CO6 1XW: also in CO6 1 School 2.2 kmTollgate Health Centre 4.5 km2 places, 5.1–5.2 kmThe Coggeshall Surgery 5.6 kmChappel & Wakes Colne station 5.7 kmCoggeshall CO6 1XD Map of CO6 1XD and what is near it Map of CO6 1XD: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the CO6 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.2 kmCoggeshall CO6 1XD
  • CO6 1XD
  • Other postcodes in CO6 1: 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 51.8749, longitude 0.7671)

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 CO6 1XD?

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 CO6 1XD?

Every home and business at CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CO6 1XD.

Check the bin days for CO6 1XD on BinDayBuddy

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 CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD.

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 CO6 1XD: 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 CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD?

Homes in CO6 1 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, down 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£405,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £480,000 53 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 48 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £154,000 8 sales

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

Across the whole CO6 district: a typical £385,000 from 345 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 CO6 1XD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around CO6 1XD. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (78%). 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 CO6 1XD

Band D in Colchester for 2026‑27: £2,283. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,776 (band B) to £3,805 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,283.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,522
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,776
Band Cabout 150 (29%)£2,029
Band Dabout 280 (55%)£2,283
Band Eabout 40 (8%)£2,790
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,297
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,805
Band Hfewer than 5£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 78% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 CO6 1XD is in (ONS area E01021677), 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest open schools to CO6 1XD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO6 1XD is Marks Tey Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Marks Tey Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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 Wellside, 140 m away.

More stations near CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO6 1XD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Colchester Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2, CCS · up to 150 kW 1.6 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest to the centre of CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO6 1XD, 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 CO6 1XD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD in a conservation area?

The centre of CO6 1XD 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 CO6 1XD?

Police.uk records 12 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO6 1XD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Bicycle theft1 report

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 CO6 1XD

Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Parish
Marks Tey
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Marks Tey
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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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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