4,438
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
19 · 1.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£397,640
Median property price
250
Postcodes
Overview of Prettygate
Coordinates51.8813, 0.8591
Postcodes
250
Population (Census)
10,742
Households (Census)
4,438
Recorded crime · May '26
19 · 1.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Prettygate
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.81 (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 7.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Prettygate
Property sales · Prettygate
HM Land Registry · Prettygate
Average price
£393,052
YoY: +2.7%
Median price: £378,150
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £329,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£480k£377k£274k
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 Prettygate
Crime trends · Prettygate
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29162
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Prettygate
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.1%
Other White3.3%
Other Asian1.9%
Indian1.8%
African1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.7%
Religion
Christian50.1%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu1.6%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4918.8%
65–7411.8%
25–349.3%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Any member 66+16.5%
All members 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Other9.7%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Schools in Prettygate
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Home Farm Primary School
Essex · CO3 4JL
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO3 9BE
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Essex · CO3 9AS
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Philip Morant School and College
Essex · CO3 4QS
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Prettygate Infant School
Essex · CO3 4PH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Prettygate Junior School
Essex · CO3 4PH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Prettygate
Postcodes in Prettygate
CO3 0SHCO3 4AACO3 4ABCO3 4ADCO3 4AECO3 4AFCO3 4AHCO3 4AJCO3 4ALCO3 4BLCO3 4BNCO3 4BPCO3 4BSCO3 4BUCO3 4BZCO3 4DDCO3 4DECO3 4DFCO3 4DGCO3 4DHCO3 4DJCO3 4DLCO3 4DPCO3 4DQCO3 4DTCO3 4DUCO3 4DXCO3 4DZCO3 4EACO3 4EDCO3 4EECO3 4EFCO3 4EGCO3 4EHCO3 4EJCO3 4ELCO3 4ENCO3 4EPCO3 4EQCO3 4ERCO3 4EWCO3 4HACO3 4HBCO3 4HDCO3 4HECO3 4HFCO3 4HGCO3 4HHCO3 4HJCO3 4HLCO3 4HNCO3 4HPCO3 4HQCO3 4HRCO3 4HUCO3 4HWCO3 4HXCO3 4HZCO3 4JACO3 4JBCO3 4JDCO3 4JECO3 4JGCO3 4JHCO3 4JJCO3 4JLCO3 4JNCO3 4JPCO3 4JRCO3 4JXCO3 4JYCO3 4JZCO3 4LACO3 4LBCO3 4LDCO3 4LECO3 4LFCO3 4LGCO3 4LHCO3 4LJCO3 4LLCO3 4LNCO3 4LPCO3 4LRCO3 4LSCO3 4LTCO3 4LUCO3 4LXCO3 4LYCO3 4NECO3 4NFCO3 4NGCO3 4NHCO3 4NJCO3 4NLCO3 4NNCO3 4NPCO3 4NQCO3 4NRCO3 4NSCO3 4NTCO3 4NUCO3 4NWCO3 4NXCO3 4NYCO3 4NZCO3 4PACO3 4PBCO3 4PDCO3 4PECO3 4PGCO3 4PHCO3 4PJCO3 4PQCO3 4PSCO3 4PZCO3 4QACO3 4QDCO3 4QECO3 4QF