CO7 7FE Tendring
Live postcode, introduced November 2017. Ward: Ardleigh & Little Bromley. 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 C (22% of about 730 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 35 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 | Manningtree 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Hythe (Essex) 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Colchester Town 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Lion Ardleigh | 470 m |
| Bus or coach station | Colchester North Park-and-Ride Mile End | 6.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 13.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 44.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 51.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ardleigh Surgery | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | Dedham Pharmacy | 4.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 21D Colchester | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Hospital Liaison Team | 6.1 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 6.8 km |
| Cash machines | Ardleigh South Service Station, Ardleigh Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,100 m² | 570 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crop mark site S of Ardleigh, a scheduled monument, 460 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crop mark site S of Ardleigh | Scheduled monument | 460 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ardleigh Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| John de Bois Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
| Broom Grove | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Wall's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Strawberry Grove | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.