5,555
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
45 · 4.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£213,125
Median property price
452
Postcodes
Overview of Castle
Coordinates51.8913, 0.9016
Postcodes
452
Population (Census)
11,334
Households (Census)
5,555
Recorded crime · May '26
45 · 4.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.48 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Castle
Property sales · Castle
HM Land Registry · Castle
Average price
£239,729
YoY: -3.1%
Median price: £206,100
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £139,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£321k£230k£139k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Castle
Crime trends · Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
342312
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -44%
ASB
1062
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -88%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +100%
Demographics in Castle
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.6%
Other White11.9%
African2.8%
Indian2.6%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 6 other groups · 12.2%
Religion
No religion44.8%
Christian41.7%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim3.8%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
25–3420.4%
50–6415.6%
65–747.8%
20–246.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Other28.7%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 30.1%
Schools in Castle
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO1 2QB
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
North Primary School and Nursery
Essex · CO1 1RP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Helena School
Essex · CO3 3LE
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
Essex · CO1 2RA
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Colchester Institute
Essex · CO3 3LL
0.6 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex · CO1 1SN
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex · CO1 1SN
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Castle
Postcodes in Castle
CO1 1AACO1 1AGCO1 1AHCO1 1AJCO1 1ANCO1 1APCO1 1AQCO1 1ATCO1 1AUCO1 1AWCO1 1AZCO1 1BECO1 1BGCO1 1BQCO1 1BTCO1 1BXCO1 1BYCO1 1BZCO1 1DACO1 1DBCO1 1DFCO1 1DGCO1 1DHCO1 1DJCO1 1DLCO1 1DNCO1 1DQCO1 1DSCO1 1DUCO1 1DXCO1 1DZCO1 1EACO1 1EDCO1 1EECO1 1EGCO1 1EHCO1 1EJCO1 1ELCO1 1ENCO1 1EQCO1 1ESCO1 1EUCO1 1EWCO1 1EYCO1 1EZCO1 1FACO1 1FBCO1 1FFCO1 1FQCO1 1FWCO1 1GDCO1 1GJCO1 1GPCO1 1GQCO1 1GXCO1 1GYCO1 1HACO1 1HBCO1 1HDCO1 1HECO1 1HFCO1 1HGCO1 1HJCO1 1HLCO1 1HNCO1 1HPCO1 1HQCO1 1HRCO1 1HSCO1 1HUCO1 1HWCO1 1HZCO1 1JBCO1 1JGCO1 1JHCO1 1JJCO1 1JNCO1 1JQCO1 1JRCO1 1JSCO1 1JTCO1 1JWCO1 1JXCO1 1JZCO1 1LBCO1 1LDCO1 1LECO1 1LFCO1 1LGCO1 1LHCO1 1LJCO1 1LNCO1 1LQCO1 1LSCO1 1LUCO1 1LXCO1 1LYCO1 1NFCO1 1NGCO1 1NHCO1 1NJCO1 1NNCO1 1NPCO1 1NQCO1 1NSCO1 1NTCO1 1NUCO1 1NXCO1 1NYCO1 1NZCO1 1PACO1 1PBCO1 1PECO1 1PGCO1 1PJCO1 1PNCO1 1PRCO1 1PTCO1 1PWCO1 1PX