CO13 postcode area guide — Tendring
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO13 postcode district in Tendring — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.3%
Gigabit-capable
59.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CO13 postcode district (Tendring) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 422 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.3%.
Around 0% of premises in CO13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CO13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO13 0AA | 100% | 77.8% |
| CO13 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AH | 100% | 54.5% |
| CO13 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AL | 100% | 20% |
| CO13 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| CO13 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Tendring
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tendring district (79,421 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
42.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CO13
Police recorded 71 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 29.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 22.5% |
| Shoplifting | 12 | 16.9% |
| Other theft | 5 | 7.0% |
| Public order | 4 | 5.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 4.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 2.8% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CO13
Based on 215 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO13 is £310,000, down 8.8% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£400,000
107 sales
Semi-detached
£265,500
49 sales
Terraced
£250,000
14 sales
Flat / maisonette
£215,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Willow Avenue | CO13 0PS |
| 15 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | The Esplanade | CO13 9AU |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Laburnum Crescent | CO13 0RH |
| 7 May 2026 | £325,500 | Detached | Connaught Avenue | CO13 9PP |
| 7 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Frinton Road | CO13 0LF |
| 1 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Mandeville Way | CO13 0RS |
| 1 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Frietuna Road | CO13 0RY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £265,500 | Semi-detached | Horsey Road | CO13 0DZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Hadleigh Road | CO13 9HU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £303,000 | Semi-detached | Woodpecker Way | CO13 0GL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Tendring demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Tendring district (148,291 residents, 67,452 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.8% |
| 15–29 | 18.2% |
| 30–44 | 14.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.5% |
| Private rented | 19.9% |
| Social rented | 4.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CO13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Tendring | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,464 | CO13 0AZ |
| Frinton-on-Sea Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | CO13 9LQ |
| Kirby Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | CO13 0LW |
| St Philomena's School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 89 | CO13 9HQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CO13
86 rated food businesses operate in CO13. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Achieve Together, Adnams, Applegarth Coffee Shop, Beaumont Manor Care Home, Birch Hall Adventures.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO13
From a sample of 86 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CO13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
15%
Band D
55%
Band E
10%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Tendring
Landlines around CO13 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.