Colchester nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 122K

Score Range

33-77 (best: 90)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points31% score 60+13% score 80+

Groceries

53

Restaurants & Cafes

32

Public Transit

25

Healthcare

85

Education

77

Parks & Recreation

49

Shopping

27

Entertainment

34

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Colchester

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 45. A total of 31% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3377, a 44-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (85). The weakest is Public Transit (25).

Median access
45/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
31%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
56/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
40/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
25.3 km²
Mapped place records
751(29.7/km²)
Named-area coverage
19% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Colchester

31% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (85), Education (77)

Weakest categories

Shopping (27), Public Transit (25)

Scores range from 9 to 90 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Colchester

289 restaurants & cafes143 groceries100 shopping95 healthcare41 education37 parks & recreation30 entertainment16 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Named-area data for Colchester

NearbyIndex matched 3 of 16 grid points (19%) to source neighborhood boundaries. That is not enough for a responsible area ranking, so this page does not generate neighborhood results from compass labels.

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