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Thinking of living at CO3 4AF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farm Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 550 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Prettygate Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Prettygate Infant School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils | Primary | 900 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Philip Morant School and College | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.7 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Colchester County High School for Girls | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 80.6 · 66.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Stanway School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Paxman Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Willows | Independent | 400 m | – |
| St Mary's School for Girls | Independent | 1.4 km | 32.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Lexden Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.6 km | 12 |
| Tennis | Leisureworld Tennis Centre | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Colchester Garrison Cricket Club | 2.9 km | 5 |
| Squash | Lexden Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Golf | Playgolf Colchester | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Reform | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Ormiston Centre | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Boada Skate Park | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Colchester Garrison | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Colchester BMX Park | 900 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Iceni Gymnastics Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Football | Stanway Rovers FC | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Colchester Croquet Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Axe throwing | UrbanXtreme Colchester | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Tree Room | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Colchester Canoe Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Colchester, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 3.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Baines Close, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 84, 83A, 15); 13 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 80 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Home Farm Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Philip Morant School and College, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Colchester County High School for Girls (1.2 km) and Colchester Royal Grammar School (2 km).
The nearest supermarket is East of England Co-op, 450 m away, with Lexden Convenience Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ambrose Avenue Group Practice (350 m), with Ambrose Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Lexden Retreat is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 4.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Grunts is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Prettygate the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Wheatfield road park, 750 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness Colchester (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: West Mersea, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 36 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 43 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
22 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Holmwood House School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
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Every primary near CO3 4AF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.