Map of the CO postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the CO postcode area, also known as the Colchester postal area.
The CO postcode area covers Colchester and nearby parts of Eastern England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: CM - Chelmsford, CB - Cambridge and IP - Ipswich. It also borders The North Sea, Hamford Water, Harwich Harbour and The Thames Estuary.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Essex (84.72%), Suffolk (15.28%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 36.21 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 27.04 mi |
| Area | 525.11 mi² |
| Maximum width | 38.49 mi |
| Perimeter | 214.17 mi |
| Postcode districts | 16 |
| Postcode sectors | 69 |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcodes | 13,349 |
| Population | 411,418 |
The CO postcode area has a population of 411,418 and covers 1,336,317 hectares. Roughly 0.63% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the CO postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is CO8 and the most urban is CO1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO8 | 32,474,192 | 228,429 | 0.70% |
| CO10 | 313,322,609 | 3,369,737 | 1.08% |
| CO9 | 159,582,267 | 1,748,578 | 1.10% |
| CO6 | 183,133,264 | 2,300,392 | 1.26% |
| CO5 | 138,443,027 | 1,979,667 | 1.43% |
| CO7 | 153,686,182 | 2,543,254 | 1.65% |
| CO11 | 60,222,402 | 998,947 | 1.66% |
| CO16 | 85,787,336 | 1,713,049 | 2.00% |
| CO12 | 44,611,309 | 1,145,303 | 2.57% |
| CO13 | 25,194,868 | 864,519 | 3.43% |
| CO2 | 41,377,866 | 1,731,697 | 4.19% |
| CO4 | 44,028,373 | 2,280,873 | 5.18% |
| CO14 | 6,776,822 | 386,994 | 5.71% |
| CO3 | 24,255,014 | 1,703,413 | 7.02% |
| CO15 | 18,154,872 | 2,297,225 | 12.65% |
| CO1 | 4,298,531 | 823,670 | 19.16% |
| Total | 1,335,348,934 | 26,115,747 | 1.96% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 1,336,317 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 5,159.55 |
| Square feet | 143,839,825,563.00 |
| Square kilometres | 13,363.17 |
Postal delivery offices
- Alresford (co) Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ardleigh Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Boxford Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Brightlingsea Delivery Office
- Bures Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Clacton-on-sea Delivery Office
- Coggeshall Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Colchester Delivery Office
- Dedham Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Earls Colne Scale Payment Delivery Office
- East Bergholt Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Eight Ash Green Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Elmstead Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Fingringhoe Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Frinton-on-sea Delivery Office
- Great Bentley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Great Bromley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Great Horkesley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Great Yeldham Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Halstead Delivery Office
- Harwich Delivery Office
- Kelve Delivery Office N Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Lexden Heath Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Manningtree Delivery Office
- Marks Tey Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Nayland Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Polstead Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Rowhedge Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Sible Hedingham Scale Payment Delivery Office
- St. Osyth Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stoke By Nayland Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stratford St. Mary Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Sudbury Delivery Office
- Thorrington Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Tiptree Delivery Office
- Wakes Colne Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Walton On The Naze Delivery Office
- West Bergholt Scale Payment Delivery Office
- West Mersea Postal Delivery Office
- Wivenhoe Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 18 visitor attractions within the Colchester postcode area.
| Colne Valley Railway |
|---|
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Clare Castle Country Park |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Paycocke's House and Garden |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Coggeshall Grange Barn |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Kentwell Hall and Gardens |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Melford Hall |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Gainsborough's House |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Lavenham Guildhall of Corpus Christi |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Layer Marney Tower |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Colchester Zoo |
| Wildlife |
| Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary |
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| Mersea Island Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Manningtree and District Local History |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Harwich Redoubt Fort |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Harwich Lifeboat Museum |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Radar Tower (Beacon Hill Fort) |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Harwich Maritime Museum |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Feering & Kelvedon Local History Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Feeringbury Manor |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Abberton — village
- Acton — town
- Aingers Green — village
- Aldham — village
- Alphamstone — village
- Alpheton — village
- Alresford — village
- Ardleigh — village
- Ashen — village
- Assington — village
- Beaumont — village
- Belchamp Otten — village
- Belchamp St Paul — village
- Belchamp Walter — village
- Berechurch — village
- Birch Green — village
- Birdbrook — village
- Boxford — village
- Boxted — village
- Boxted — village
- Boxted Cross — village
- Bradfield — village
- Bradfield Heath — village
- Brantham — village
- Brent Eleigh — village
- Bridge Street — village
- Brightlingsea — town
- Bromley Cross — village
- Bulmer — village
- Bulmer Tye — village
- Bures — village
- Burnt Heath — village
- Calais Street — village
- Castle Hedingham — village
- Cattawade — village
- Cavendish — village
- Chappel — village
- Chilton — otherSettlement
- Clacton-on-Sea — town
- Clare — town
- Coggeshall — town
- Coggeshall Hamlet — village
- Colchester — town
- Colne Engaine — village
- Copford — village
- Crockleford Heath — village
- Cross End — village
- Dedham — village
- Dedham Heath — village
- Earls Colne — village
- East Bergholt — village
- East End — village
- East Mersea — village
- Easthorpe — village
- Eight Ash Green — village
- Elmstead Market — village
- Feering — village
- Fingringhoe — village
- Fordham — village
- Fordstreet — village
- Fox Street — village
- Foxash Estate — village
- Foxearth — village
- Frating — village
- Frating Green — village
- Frinton-on-Sea — town
- Gestingthorpe — village
- Glemsford — village
- Gosfield — village
- Great Bentley — village
- Great Bromley — village
- Great Holland — village
- Great Horkesley — village
- Great Maplestead — village
- Great Oakley — village
- Great Tey — village
- Great Waldingfield — village
- Great Wenham — village
- Great Wigborough — village
- Great Yeldham — village
- Greenstead Green — village
- Groton — village
- Halstead — town
- Harwich — town
- High Park Corner — village
- Higham — village
- Holton St Mary — village
- Hundon — village
- Inworth — village
- Jaywick — village
- Kelvedon — village
- Kirby Cross — village
- Kirkby-le-Soken — village
- Lamarsh — village
- Lamb Corner — village
- Langham — village
- Lavenham — village
- Lawford — village
- Layer Breton — village
- Layer-de-la-Haye — village
- Leavenheath — village
- Little Bentley — village
- Little Bromley — village
- Little Clacton — village
- Little Horkesley — village
- Little Maplestead — village
- Little Oakley — village
- Little Tey — village
- Little Waldingfield — village
- Little Wigborough — village
- Little Yeldham — village
- Long Melford — village
- Malting Green — village
- Manningtree — town
- Marks Tey — village
- Messing — village
- Mill Green — village
- Mistley — village
- Mount Bures — village
- Nayland — village
- Newton — village
- Parkeston — village
- Pebmarsh — village
- Peldon — village
- Pentlow — village
- Point Clear — village
- Polstead — village
- Polstead Heath — village
- Poslingford — village
- Preston St Mary — village
- Ramsey — village
- Ridgewell — village
- Rodbridge Corner — village
- Rose Green — village
- Rowhedge — village
- Seawick — village
- Sible Hedingham — village
- St Osyth — village
- Stanstead — village
- Stoke-by-Clare — village
- Stoke-by-Nayland — village
- Stones Green — village
- Stratford St Mary — village
- Sudbury — town
- Tendring — village
- Tendring Green — village
- Thorpe Green — village
- Thorpe-le-Soken — village
- Thorrington — village
- Tilbury Juxta Clare — village
- Tiptree — village
- Tiptree Heath — village
- Tolleshunt Knights — village
- Toppesfield — village
- Tye Green — village
- Weeley — village
- Weeley Heath — village
- West Bergholt — village
- West Mersea — town
- White Colne — village
- Whitestreet Green — village
- Wickham St Paul — village
- Wivenhoe — town
- Wix — village
- Wix Green — village
- Wixoe — village
- Workhouse Green — village
- Workhouse Hill — village
- Wormingford — village
- Wrabness — village