6,901
Households
White Brit. · 72%
Ethnicity
No religion · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
162 · 10.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£252,833
Median property price
334
Postcodes
Overview of New Town and Christ Church
Coordinates51.8834, 0.9004
Postcodes
334
Population (Census)
15,916
Households (Census)
6,901
Recorded crime · May '26
162 · 10.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for New Town and Christ Church
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in New Town and Christ Church
Property sales · New Town and Christ Church
HM Land Registry · New Town and Christ Church
Average price
£268,860
YoY: -10.0%
Median price: £258,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £228,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£376k£302k£228k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 New Town and Christ Church
Crime trends · New Town and Christ Church
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
906233
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
67
YoY -17%
ASB
21147
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -76%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -43%
Demographics in New Town and Christ Church
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.8%
Other White9.6%
African3.1%
Other Asian2.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.2%
+ 4 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
No religion49.8%
Christian36.8%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
25–3417.5%
50–6416.2%
10–157.5%
20–247.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Other25.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Schools in New Town and Christ Church
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Hamilton Primary School
Essex · CO3 3GB
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's Green Primary School
Essex · CO2 7HE
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St. George's School
Essex · CO2 7RU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Essex · CO3 3ND
Inadequate
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Colchester Prep & High School
Essex · CO3 3HD
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Essex · CO3 3ND
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in New Town and Christ Church
Postcodes in New Town and Christ Church
CO1 2AACO1 2ADCO1 2AFCO1 2AGCO1 2AHCO1 2AJCO1 2ANCO1 2APCO1 2AQCO1 2ARCO1 2ASCO1 2ATCO1 2AWCO1 2AYCO1 2BDCO1 2BECO1 2BGCO1 2BHCO1 2BJCO1 2BLCO1 2BNCO1 2BPCO1 2BQCO1 2BSCO1 2BUCO1 2BXCO1 2BYCO1 2DDCO1 2DECO1 2DGCO1 2DHCO1 2DLCO1 2DNCO1 2DPCO1 2DRCO1 2DSCO1 2DTCO1 2DUCO1 2DWCO1 2DZCO1 2EACO1 2EBCO1 2EDCO1 2EECO1 2EFCO1 2EGCO1 2ENCO1 2EUCO1 2EWCO1 2FJCO1 2FLCO1 2FNCO1 2FQCO1 2FUCO1 2GNCO1 2HNCO1 2HRCO1 2HSCO1 2HTCO1 2HXCO1 2HYCO1 2HZCO1 2JACO1 2JBCO1 2JDCO1 2JECO1 2JFCO1 2JGCO1 2JHCO1 2JJCO1 2JLCO1 2JPCO1 2JQCO1 2JRCO1 2JSCO1 2JTCO1 2JUCO1 2JXCO1 2JZCO1 2LACO1 2LDCO1 2LECO1 2LFCO1 2LHCO1 2LJCO1 2LLCO1 2LNCO1 2LPCO1 2LQCO1 2LRCO1 2LSCO1 2LTCO1 2LUCO1 2LWCO1 2LXCO1 2LYCO1 2LZCO1 2NACO1 2SECO1 2UZCO1 2WBCO1 2WJCO1 2ZJCO1 2ZLCO1 2ZNCO1 2ZPCO1 2ZQCO1 2ZRCO1 2ZTCO2 7APCO2 7AUCO2 7AWCO2 7AXCO2 7AZCO2 7BACO2 7BECO2 7BGCO2 7BHCO2 7BJCO2 7BL