CO15 2HS Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Clacton & Jaywick Sands. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Meadow Way, Jaywick: 11 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 (84% of about 1,340 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)
- 7 Sea Pink Way, Jaywick, Essex CO15 2HQ, permissioned (260 m)
- 71 Brooklands and Land Fronting Talbot Avenue Jaywick Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 2JG, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 42 - 46 Brooklands Gardens, Jaywick, Essex, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 32-37 Brooklands, Jaywick, Essex CO15 2JS, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 23 - 27 Brooklands, Jaywick, Essex, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
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 2 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 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Thorpe-le-Soken 143,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Weeley 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sea Holly Way Jaywick | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Hastings Ave Grass Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 37 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 61.9 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Clacton) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Natvinc LTD | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green Elms Health Centre | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Clacton Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clacton Pier | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,740 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Rush Green Allotments 3.1 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lion Point decoy 810m south east of Cockett Wick Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lion Point decoy 810m south east of Cockett Wick Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Martello tower D, 450m SSW of the Club House, Clacton Golf Course | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Martello tower C, St Osyth Beach, Clacton-on-Sea | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Clacton Seafront Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jaywick Sands | Beach | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Jaywick Beach | Beach | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Sackett's Grove | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Martello Bay | Beach | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Reed Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| St Osyth Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the postcode's 11 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 20% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 20% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 60% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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 Meadow Way.