CO12 4GD Tendring
Live postcode, introduced April 2020. Ward: Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- East Dock Road, Tendring: 6 addresses
- East Dock Road, Tendring: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near A136, Parkeston: 1 address
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 A (43% of about 1,260 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)
- Land at Makins Road And Collier Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 4QD, permissioned (500 m (0.3 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harwich International 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Dovercourt 168,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Harwich Town 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harwich International Station Harwich International Port | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Dovercourt Station Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 57.3 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 70.9 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mayflower Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Borno Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dovercourt Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Harwich police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Welfare Park 4.0 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,110 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Martello tower (L), a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martello tower (L) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Shotley Battery and subterranean air raid shelters | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delf Pond | Lake or reservoir | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Shotley Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Raycliff Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Erwarton Bay | Bay | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Shotley Point | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 East Dock Road.