CO7 8DA Tendring
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alresford & Elmstead. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cockaynes Lane, Alresford: 31 addresses
- Tenpenny Hill, Alresford: 3 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 C (48% of about 1,240 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
- 58/58A Station Road, Alresford, Colchester, Essex, permissioned (810 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 34 addresses are between 23 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alresford (Essex) 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Wivenhoe 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Great Bentley 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Orchard Rd Alresford | 580 m |
| Bus or coach station | Colchester North Park-and-Ride Mile End | 9.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 7.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 38.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wivenhoe Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Wivenhoe Dental Practice | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Oaks Hospital | 8.5 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 6.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest East Of England Co-op Brightlingsea | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,620 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Beth Chatto Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cockaynes Wood | Wood | 370 m south-west |
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Tenpenny Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Hythe Marshes | Wetland | 3.6 km west |
| Rat Island | Island | 5.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 34 |
5 of the postcode's 34 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 7 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 Cockaynes Lane.