CO15 1SU Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pier. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea: 5 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 A (52% of about 1,150 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
- The Carlton, Rosemary Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, permissioned (140 m)
- The Carlton, Rosemary Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, permissioned (140 m)
- Rumours Nightclub, 50 Rosemary Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1PB, not permissioned (170 m)
- Sandles Inn, 26 Rosemary Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1NZ, not permissioned (230 m)
- Sea Breeze, 32 and 34 Carnarvon Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 6QE, permissioned (280 m)
- Mondial, 3 Old Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, permissioned (340 m)
- Royal Hotel, Marine Parade East. Clacton-on-Sea CO15 1PT, permissioned (350 m)
- 3 Marine Parade East, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1PT, not permissioned (370 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 addresses are about 14 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 | Clacton-on-Sea 837,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Thorpe-le-Soken 143,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Kirby Cross 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Clacton | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Jackson Road Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 40.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 64.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Lynne Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cosmetic Dental Studio | 160 m |
| Hospital | Clacton Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | Clacton Police Station | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 43 Station Road Halifax | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 17 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clacton Seafront Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 440 m south. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clacton Seafront Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 440 m south |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Martello tower F, Marine Parade West, Clacton-on-Sea | Scheduled monument | 660 m south-west |
| Martello tower E, 300m south west of junction of Marine Parade West and Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglefield Bay | Beach | 400 m south-east |
| Queen's Bay | Beach | 420 m south-east |
| West Beach | Beach | 480 m south |
| The Grand Bay | Beach | 500 m east |
| Clacton Beach | Beach | 580 m east |
| Coppin's Hall Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Station Road.