4,665

Households

White Brit. · 79%

Ethnicity

No religion · 47%

Religion

Around average

Avg IMD

88 · 6.9 per 1k

Crimes · May '26

£312,999

Median property price

286

Postcodes

4,665

Households

White Brit. · 79%

Ethnicity

No religion · 47%

Religion

Around average

Avg IMD

88 · 6.9 per 1k

Crimes · May '26

£312,999

Median property price

286

Postcodes

4,665

Households

White Brit. · 79%

Ethnicity

No religion · 47%

Religion

Around average

Avg IMD

88 · 6.9 per 1k

Crimes · May '26

£312,999

Median property price

286

Postcodes

Overview of Shrub End

Coordinates51.8708, 0.8774

Postcodes

286

Population (Census)

12,820

Households (Census)

4,665

Recorded crime · May '26

88 · 6.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shrub End

Area IMD profile

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

Around average

Mean decile 5.17 (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 5.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Shrub End

Property sales · Shrub End

HM Land Registry · Shrub End

Average price

£314,686

YoY: -4.8%

Median price: £326,571

View district CO2

Recent sale price trend

Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £275,833

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

£383k£322k£260k

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 Shrub End

Crime trends · Shrub End

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

533823

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

YoY stable

ASB

950

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

YoY -67%

Vehicle Crime

20112

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

YoY stable

Burglary

840

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

YoY stable

Criminal damage

951

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

YoY -25%

2 of 5 key categories improving

incidents · May '26

Demographics in Shrub End

Ethnicity

Total residents: 12,820

White Brit.79.3%

Other White4.4%

Other Asian3.7%

African2.9%

Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

+ 3 other groups · 8.5%

Religion

Total residents: 12,822

No religion47.2%

Christian41.3%

Not answered5.3%

Hindu2.0%

Muslim1.6%

+ 1 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 12,820

35–4921.8%

25–3417.6%

50–6414.0%

5–99.1%

10–158.4%

+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 4,665

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.0%

Other14.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%

Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%

Any member 66+8.4%

+ 7 other households · 33.2%

Schools in Shrub End

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

Gosbecks Primary School

Essex · CO2 9DG

Good 0.6 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11

Kings Ford Academy

Essex · CO2 9AZ

Good 0.1 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11

Montgomery Primary School, Colchester

Essex · CO2 9QG

Good 0.4 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11

Paxman Academy

Essex · CO2 9DB

Good 0.4 mi

SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16

St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester

Essex · CO2 9RA

Good 0.4 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11

King's Ford Infant School and Nursery

Essex · CO2 9AZ

Not judged 0.1 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7

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Postcode Districts in Shrub End

Postcodes in Shrub End

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