CO16 7EA Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cann Hall. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 (46% of about 700 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
- Land Off Waterworks Drive, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO16 8AW, not permissioned (470 m)
- Coppins Court, Coppins Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 17 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Thorpe-le-Soken 143,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Weeley 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Tapsworth Close Great Clacton | 240 m |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 7.8 km |
| Car parks | Wellesley Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 39.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Road Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Clacton Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m |
| Hospital | Clacton Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cranleigh Close Open Space 7,880 m² | 890 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | Rush Green Allotments 3.1 ha | 850 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cann Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cann Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-east |
| Martello tower F, Marine Parade West, Clacton-on-Sea | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Clacton Seafront Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coppin's Hall Wood | Wood | 770 m west |
| Long Grove | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| T Grove | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Sackett's Grove | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| West Beach | Beach | 2.0 km south-east |
| Reed Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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.