Assington mobile coverage Vodafone 65% indoors here, 86% across Colchester CO8 · Babergh
EE has the best measured coverage in CO8: 100/100, 10 points ahead of Vodafone on Ofcom's overall score, with Three within 0 points.
CO8: Assington, Lamarsh, Alphamstone, Mount Bures, Bures Hamlet, Bures St. Mary, Nayland, Rural North (Babergh, Braintree, Colchester).
CO8 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 69 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: CO8 5AA, CO8 5BB, CO8 5DF, CO8 5EF, CO8 5FE, CO8 5JP. Methodology.
How CO8 compares
Against the Colchester average
- Vodafone indoors: 65% here, 86% across Colchester (−21).
- O2 indoors: 75% here, 90% across Colchester (−15).
- Vodafone on 5G-grade outdoor signal: 86% here, 98% across Colchester (−12).
- EE indoors: 100% here, 90% across Colchester (+10).
Weakest spot in Colchester: CO6 Marks Tey, where Vodafone reaches 21% indoors.
Lowest 5g-grade outdoor figure of the 8 Colchester districts sampled, for Vodafone.
Indoor signal around CO8
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO8 Assington (here) | – | 100% | 75% | 100% | 65% |
| CO6 Marks Tey, Coggeshall | 6 | 51% | 95% | 90% | 21% |
| CO9 Stour Valley, Gosfield | 11 | 93% | 66% | 90% | 66% |
| CO3 Stanway, Birch | 12 | 100% | 77% | 100% | 100% |
| CO4 Ardleigh, Boxted | 13 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Colchester average | – | 90% | 90% | 91% | 86% |
Biggest difference nearby: EE indoors, 100% here and 51% in CO6 Marks Tey, 6 km away.
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