Skip to content
Your places. Your possibilities.
Place Keys
AREA GUIDES

Colchester Area Guide

CO2 8PU · Colchester · Essex

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

Explore the area ↓
CO2 8PUChange
WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for CO2 8PU.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy19° low
Sun21°17° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°15° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today19°16° lowPartly cloudy15 Sep
Tomorrow18°12° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Thu19°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri17°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-0.3%Colchester · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning30 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationChecking nearby rail…This information is updating◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,292Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Colchester

CO2 8PU is in the Colchester local authority area. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

Explore house prices →
Median of available sale sample£322,125CO2 postcode district

Latest record: 28 Jul 2026

8 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£298,003Colchester

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-0.3%Colchester

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.

Use sold-price median: £322,125 Use area average: £298,003
Find an exact home's sale history →Compare this area →
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

View all planning →
⌂13 The Willows, Colchester CO2 8PYProposed two storey rear extensionAwaiting decision›⌂81 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester CO2 8BSRear and side extensionAwaiting decision›⌂Winsley's Charity, 22 Winsley Square, Colchester CO1 2AUProposed replacement of 17 windows to the rear of properties 15, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 Winsley Square.Awaiting decision›⌂land rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RXApplication to discharge condition 3 (materials), 5 (CMS), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (soil testing), 20 (landscaping plan) of planning permission 260324Awaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

Watch planning in CO2 8PU

Get an email, a My Place Keys alert, or both when a new planning application appears in Within 1 km of CO2 8PU.

Sign in to watch this area
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Colchester.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

List your item
LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

We’re still building the local directory for this area.

Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–70.4 mi
  2. Monkwick Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.4 mi
  3. The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–160.5 mi
  4. St. George's SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.5 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,292 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding CO2 8PU—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 21.4%16–64 · 58.7%65+ · 19.9%
What area does this cover?

Colchester 018A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime313

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 123Anti-social behaviour · 49Shoplifting · 47
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Colchester · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Colchester.

Local councilColchesterLocal authority for CO2 8PU
Latest general election · 2024Labour41.9% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour41.9% of votes57.1% turnout
2019Conservative52.3% of votes63.9% turnout
2017Conservative45.9% of votes66.9% turnout
2015Conservative38.9% of votes65.5% turnout
2010Liberal Democrats48.0% of votes62.3% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA122.4 miles
Nearest train stationChecking nearby rail…This information is updating
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.

Nearby fuel prices

View all

Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of CO2 8PU, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. BP Rangers Service Station0.0 mi Unleaded (E10)166.9p14 SepDiesel189.9p14 Sep
  2. ASDA COLCHESTER SUPERSTORE2.0 mi Unleaded (E10)170.9p13 SepDiesel192.7p11 Sep
  3. Ardleigh South Service Station3.5 mi Unleaded (E10)171.9p11 SepDiesel191.9p11 Sep
  4. COLCHESTER HYTHE SUPERSTORE - PETROL FILLING STATION1.3 mi Unleaded (E10)172.9p14 SepDiesel194.9p14 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

View all →

No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London Southend Airport

About 22.7 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

View airport map & nearby parking →
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Military Corrective Training Center1.3 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. High Woods1.9 mi
  2. Blackwater Estuary5.8 mi
  3. Colne Estuary5.8 mi
From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around CO2 8PU.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

Find and compare vets near CO2 8PU
Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around CO2 8PU
Checking mobile coverage…This information will update when the latest coverage view is ready.
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

Use the postcode, then choose the exact household before Place Keys shows collection dates.

Check bin days →
Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 12:14
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 28 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

Checking your analytics preference.