5,810

Households

White Brit. · 78%

Ethnicity

No religion · 48%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

—

Crimes

£293,500

Median property price

287

Postcodes

5,810

Households

White Brit. · 78%

Ethnicity

No religion · 48%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

—

Crimes

£293,500

Median property price

287

Postcodes

5,810

Households

White Brit. · 78%

Ethnicity

No religion · 48%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

—

Crimes

£293,500

Median property price

287

Postcodes

Overview of Old Heath and The Hythe

Coordinates51.8714, 0.9270

Postcodes

287

Population (Census)

13,654

Households (Census)

5,810

Recorded crime

—

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Old Heath and The Hythe

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

High deprivation

Mean decile 4.14 (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 4.14 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Old Heath and The Hythe

Property sales · Old Heath and The Hythe

HM Land Registry · Old Heath and The Hythe

Average price

£285,316

YoY: +8.2%

Median price: £284,550

View district CO5

Recent sale price trend

Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £274,642

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£341k£284k£227k

Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Demographics in Old Heath and The Hythe

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,661

White Brit.78.0%

Other White6.2%

African4.1%

Other Asian1.6%

Chinese1.1%

+ 2 other groups · 8.9%

Religion

Total residents: 13,676

No religion47.5%

Christian39.9%

Not answered7.6%

Muslim2.6%

+ other · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,654

35–4918.6%

50–6418.2%

25–3414.6%

20–2410.7%

65–748.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 5,810

Other21.5%

Any member 66+12.0%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%

Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%

+ 7 other households · 36.2%

Schools in Old Heath and The Hythe

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Kendall Church of England Primary School

Essex · CO1 2HH

Good 0.6 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11

Old Heath Community Primary School

Essex · CO2 8DD

Good 0.1 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

Essex · CO5 7HR

Good 1.2 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11

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Postcode Districts in Old Heath and The Hythe

Postcodes in Old Heath and The Hythe

CO1 2AU CO1 2AX CO1 2EP CO1 2ER CO1 2ES CO1 2ET CO1 2EX CO1 2EY CO1 2EZ CO1 2FE CO1 2FG CO1 2FH CO1 2FP CO1 2FR CO1 2FS CO1 2FT CO1 2FY CO1 2GJ CO1 2GL CO1 2GS CO1 2GU CO1 2GW CO1 2GX CO1 2GY CO1 2GZ CO1 2HA CO1 2HB CO1 2HD CO1 2HE CO1 2HF CO1 2HG CO1 2HH CO1 2HJ CO1 2HL CO1 2HP CO1 2HU CO1 2LB CO1 2NB CO1 2NE CO1 2NF CO1 2NG CO1 2NH CO1 2NJ CO1 2NL CO1 2NN CO1 2NP CO1 2NQ CO1 2NR CO1 2NS CO1 2NT CO1 2NU CO1 2NZ CO1 2PU CO1 2PW CO1 2WS CO1 2WT CO2 7LJ CO2 7LR CO2 7LS CO2 7LT CO2 7LU CO2 7LX CO2 7LZ CO2 8AA CO2 8AB CO2 8AD CO2 8AE CO2 8AF CO2 8AG CO2 8AH CO2 8AJ CO2 8AL CO2 8AN CO2 8AP CO2 8AQ CO2 8AR CO2 8AS CO2 8AT CO2 8AU CO2 8AW CO2 8AX CO2 8AY CO2 8AZ CO2 8BA CO2 8BB CO2 8BD CO2 8BE CO2 8BG CO2 8BH CO2 8BJ CO2 8BL CO2 8BN CO2 8BP CO2 8BQ CO2 8BS CO2 8BT CO2 8BU CO2 8BW CO2 8BX CO2 8BY CO2 8BZ CO2 8DA CO2 8DB CO2 8DD CO2 8DE CO2 8DG CO2 8DH CO2 8DJ CO2 8DL CO2 8DN CO2 8DP CO2 8DR CO2 8DS CO2 8DT CO2 8DU CO2 8DW CO2 8DX CO2 8DY CO2 8DZ CO2 8EA