CO16 postcode area guide — Tendring
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO16 postcode district in Tendring — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.8%
Gigabit-capable
59.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the CO16 postcode district (Tendring) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 798 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in CO16 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 CO16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AD | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| CO16 0AE | 80% | 80% |
| CO16 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| CO16 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CO16 0AN | 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 CO16
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 42.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 14.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 14.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 14.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 14.3% |
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 CO16
Based on 293 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO16 is £268,000, down 6.5% on the previous year (£286,500).
Detached
£325,000
148 sales
Semi-detached
£232,500
84 sales
Terraced
£208,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Camellia Crescent | CO16 7EU |
| 15 May 2026 | £327,000 | Detached | Springfield Meadows | CO16 9EB |
| 11 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Hazelwood Crescent | CO16 9PB |
| 11 May 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Rectory Road | CO16 9BH |
| 8 May 2026 | £237,500 | Semi-detached | Clacton Road | CO16 8PT |
| 7 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Millers Green | CO16 9FT |
| 5 May 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Crome Road | CO16 8YG |
| 5 May 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Abinger Close | CO16 8FJ |
| 5 May 2026 | £221,000 | Semi-detached | Pebble Drive | CO16 9GJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,188,500 | Detached | Batemans Lane | CO16 9EP |
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 CO16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cann Hall Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 415 | CO16 8DA |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 362 | CO16 8AG |
| Engaines Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 324 | CO16 9PH |
| St Osyth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 290 | CO16 8PN |
| Ravens Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 262 | CO16 8TZ |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 231 | CO16 0DY |
| Tendring Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | CO16 0BP |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 179 | CO16 9LW |
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 CO16
132 rated food businesses operate in CO16. 75 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldanat Community Hub, Alladins Cave, Allied Pharmacy St John's Road, Ambition Cafe, Andy's Plaice.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO16
From a sample of 131 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CO16 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
40%
Band C
19%
Band D
23%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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 CO16 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.