CO14 postcode area guide — Tendring
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO14 postcode district in Tendring — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.2%
Gigabit-capable
54.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CO14 postcode district (Tendring) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 245 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.2%.
Around 0% of premises in CO14 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 CO14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO14 8AA | 100% | 37.5% |
| CO14 8AB | 100% | 44.4% |
| CO14 8AD | 100% | 0% |
| CO14 8AE | 100% | 0% |
| CO14 8AF | 100% | 0% |
| CO14 8AH | 100% | 11.1% |
| CO14 8AL | 100% | 0% |
| CO14 8AN | 100% | 100% |
| CO14 8AP | 100% | 93% |
| CO14 8AR | 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 CO14
Police recorded 76 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 42.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 14.5% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 13.2% |
| Other crime | 5 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 3.9% |
| Drugs | 3 | 3.9% |
| Other theft | 3 | 3.9% |
| Public order | 3 | 3.9% |
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 CO14
Based on 121 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO14 is £260,000, up 4.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£315,000
44 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
30 sales
Terraced
£205,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Hubbards Chase | CO14 8SG |
| 11 May 2026 | £324,000 | Detached | Elm Tree Avenue | CO14 8TF |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Walton Road | CO14 8LT |
| 1 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | North Street | CO14 8PH |
| 1 May 2026 | £327,500 | Detached | Beatrice Road | CO14 8HJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Arthur Ransome Way | CO14 8FB |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £277,500 | Semi-detached | Stablefield Road | CO14 8UG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £257,000 | Semi-detached | Wade Reach | CO14 8RG |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Skippers Way | CO14 8FD |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Devereaux Close | CO14 8TY |
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 CO14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Hamford | Primary | 2–11 | 393 | CO14 8TE |
| Walton on the Naze Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 188 | CO14 8PT |
| Lift Tendring | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,464 | CO13 0AZ |
| St Philomena's School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 89 | CO13 9HQ |
| Frinton-on-Sea Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | CO13 9LQ |
| Kirby Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | CO13 0LW |
| Holland Haven Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 420 | CO15 5PP |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 231 | CO16 0DY |
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 CO14
70 rated food businesses operate in CO14. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abm Catering @ Walton On The Naze Primary School, Aldi Stores Ltd, Asher House, Bianca's Coffee House \& Gift Shop, Blenheim House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO14
From a sample of 175 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CO14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
25%
Band D
43%
Band E
18%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 CO14 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.