CO12 4BB Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Fryatt Avenue, Harwich: 9 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 (48% of about 690 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 1.0 km
- Mayflower County Primary School, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex CO12 4AJ, not permissioned (690 m)
- Former Red Cross Centre, Manor Lane, Dovercourt, CO12 4EB, permissioned (710 m)
- Land adjacent 73 and 76 King Georges Avenue Dovercourt Essex, permissioned (760 m)
- Former Delfords Factory Site, 606 Main Road, Harwich, Essex, permissioned (770 m)
- Land at Harwich & Parkeston Football Club, Main Road, Harwich, Essex CO12 4AA, not permissioned (900 m)
- Land at Makins Road And Collier Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 4QD, permissioned (950 m)
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 9 addresses are between 13 m and 16 m above sea level (14 m on average).
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 | Dovercourt 168,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Harwich International 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Harwich Town 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest The Vineway Dovercourt | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Dovercourt Station Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 56.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 71.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayflower Medical Centre | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Borno Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dovercourt Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 470 m |
| Police station | Harwich police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Welfare Park 4.0 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Boatswain's Call Allotments 1.2 ha | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m south-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-west |
| The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delf Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north-west |
| Raycliff Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Dovercourt Bay | Bay | 1.5 km east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Beacon Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km east |
| The Guard | Wetland | 2.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 5 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 Fryatt Avenue.