CO11 2DF Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Harwich Road, Mistley: 6 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Tendring in 2026-27: Band D £2,270 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,513 | £1,765 | £2,017 | £2,270 | £2,774 | £3,278 | £3,783 | £4,539 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (29% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Barley Kiln, Malt Store and Malt Kiln, The Quayside Maltings,High Street, Mistley, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- EDME Maltings, Mistley, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Thorn Quay Warehouse, High Street, Mistley, Manningtree, Essex CO11 1HB, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- The Abbey, High Street, Mistley, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 32 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mistley 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Manningtree 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (2 miles) | |
| Wrabness 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shrubland Road Mistley | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Little Green Self Storage Car Parking | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 49.4 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 59.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Riverside Health Ctr | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police - Capel St Mary Police Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Manningtree Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mistley Place Park 8,670 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,240 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of Old St Mary's Church, a scheduled monument, 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 35 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of Old St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Mistley Towers, South East Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Mistley Towers | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Mistley Towers, North West Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| School Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Miller's Reach | Tidal water | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Waiftfleet Reach | Tidal water | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ballast Hill | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Lawford Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Queech Farm Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tendring: see them on the Tendring page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Harwich Road.