4,775
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
72 · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£272,312
Median property price
214
Postcodes
Overview of Highwoods
Coordinates51.9158, 0.9197
Postcodes
214
Population (Census)
11,239
Households (Census)
4,775
Recorded crime · May '26
72 · 6.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Highwoods
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.72 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Highwoods
Property sales · Highwoods
HM Land Registry · Highwoods
Average price
£299,885
YoY: -2.4%
Median price: £284,375
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £176,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£421k£299k£176k
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 Highwoods
Crime trends · Highwoods
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483216
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -11%
ASB
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Demographics in Highwoods
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.5%
Other White6.4%
African3.1%
Indian2.5%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 2 other groups · 9.4%
Religion
No religion47.1%
Christian41.1%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim3.2%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4923.2%
50–6418.0%
25–3415.7%
10–159.3%
5–96.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Other23.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Any member 66+8.2%
+ 7 other households · 31.7%
Schools in Highwoods
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The Gilberd School
Essex · CO4 9PU
Outstanding
0.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Brinkley Grove Primary School
Essex · CO4 9GF
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Highwoods Community Primary School
Essex · CO4 9SN
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Highwoods
Postcodes in Highwoods
CO4 0EPCO4 0ERCO4 0ESCO4 0ETCO4 0EUCO4 0EXCO4 0EYCO4 0SACO4 5ALCO4 5ANCO4 5BDCO4 5BECO4 5FHCO4 5FJCO4 5FLCO4 5FNCO4 5FRCO4 5FZCO4 5GACO4 5GBCO4 5GDCO4 5GECO4 5GFCO4 5GGCO4 5GJCO4 5GLCO4 5GNCO4 5GQCO4 5GRCO4 5GTCO4 5GYCO4 5JBCO4 5JFCO4 5JSCO4 5QHCO4 5QPCO4 5XQCO4 5XSCO4 5YZCO4 5ZGCO4 5ZHCO4 5ZJCO4 5ZLCO4 5ZNCO4 5ZQCO4 5ZRCO4 5ZTCO4 9AACO4 9ABCO4 9ADCO4 9AECO4 9ASCO4 9ATCO4 9BACO4 9BBCO4 9BDCO4 9BECO4 9BPCO4 9EACO4 9EBCO4 9EDCO4 9EECO4 9EFCO4 9ESCO4 9ETCO4 9EUCO4 9EWCO4 9EXCO4 9EYCO4 9EZCO4 9FACO4 9FBCO4 9FDCO4 9FECO4 9FFCO4 9FJCO4 9FLCO4 9FNCO4 9FPCO4 9FRCO4 9FSCO4 9FTCO4 9FUCO4 9FWCO4 9FXCO4 9FYCO4 9FZCO4 9GBCO4 9GDCO4 9GFCO4 9GNCO4 9GPCO4 9HACO4 9HBCO4 9HRCO4 9HSCO4 9HTCO4 9HUCO4 9HWCO4 9HYCO4 9HZCO4 9JUCO4 9LWCO4 9PDCO4 9PECO4 9PJCO4 9PUCO4 9QBCO4 9QFCO4 9QHCO4 9QJCO4 9QLCO4 9QPCO4 9QQCO4 9QRCO4 9QSCO4 9QTCO4 9QUCO4 9QXCO4 9QY