CO15 postcode area guide — Tendring

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Broadband & internet speeds in CO15

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CO15 postcode district (Tendring) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,303 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.2%.

Around 0% of premises in CO15 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 CO15

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Mobile signal around Tendring

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tendring district (79,421 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CO15

Police recorded 446 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CO15

Based on 618 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO15 is £230,000, up 3.6% on the previous year (£222,000).

Latest recorded sales in CO15

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CO15

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 CO15

404 rated food businesses operate in CO15. 213 hold the top rating of 5, 84 are rated 4, and 32 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2 Hearts Catering, A & L Catering, ABM Catering Ltd, Achieve Together, Achieving Aspiration.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CO15

From a sample of 271 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CO15 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CO15 typically use:

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What's it like living in CO15?

Postcodes in CO15

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.