District council · England

Colchester

Colchester is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Colchester
District council · E07000071
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
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Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000071
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
County
Essex
Upper tier authority
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Essex
County council
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
Essex
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
25
Postcode sectors
17
Wards
3
Constituencies

4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

17 wards recorded in this council area.

Castle · Coggeshall · Greenstead · Highwoods · Lexden and Braiswick · Marks Tey and Layer · Mersea and Pyefleet · Mile End · New Town and Christ Church · Old Heath and The Hythe · Prettygate · Rural North · Shrub End · St Anne's and St John's · Stanway · Tiptree · Wivenhoe

Postcode sectors

CO1 1 · CO1 2 · CO1 9 · CO2 0 · CO2 7 · CO2 8 · CO2 9 · CO3 0 · CO3 3 · CO3 4 · CO3 8 · CO3 9 · CO4 0 · CO4 3 · CO4 5 · CO4 6 · CO4 7 · CO4 9 · CO5 0 · CO5 1 · CO5 7 · CO5 8 · CO6 1 · CO6 3 · CO7 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E07000071.