6,676
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
42 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£227,500
Median property price
199
Postcodes
Overview of St James
Coordinates51.7872, 1.1447
Postcodes
199
Population (Census)
8,221
Households (Census)
6,676
Recorded crime · May '26
42 · 5.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St James
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.21 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.21 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in St James
Property sales · St James
HM Land Registry · St James
Average price
£224,654
YoY: -3.7%
Median price: £229,250
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £273,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£273k£228k£183k
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 St James
Crime trends · St James
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27177
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -11%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Demographics in St James
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.8%
Other White2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 6.6%
Religion
Christian46.0%
No religion44.5%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4913.9%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.0%
75–849.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children56.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent13.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children4.1%
+ 5 other households · 13.4%
Schools in St James
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Alton Park Junior School
Essex · CO15 1DL
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Learn and Prosper School
Essex · CO15 3AY
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–14
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in St James
Postcodes in St James
CO15 1AACO15 1ABCO15 1ADCO15 1AECO15 1AFCO15 1AGCO15 1AHCO15 1AJCO15 1ALCO15 1ANCO15 1APCO15 1ARCO15 1ASCO15 1ATCO15 1AUCO15 1AWCO15 1AXCO15 1AYCO15 1AZCO15 1BACO15 1BBCO15 1BDCO15 1BECO15 1BGCO15 1BHCO15 1BJCO15 1BLCO15 1BNCO15 1BPCO15 1BQCO15 1BSCO15 1BTCO15 1BUCO15 1BWCO15 1BXCO15 1DACO15 1DBCO15 1DDCO15 1DECO15 1DFCO15 1DGCO15 1DHCO15 1DJCO15 1DLCO15 1DNCO15 1DPCO15 1DQCO15 1DRCO15 1DSCO15 1DTCO15 1DUCO15 1DWCO15 1DXCO15 1DYCO15 1DZCO15 1EACO15 1EBCO15 1EECO15 1EFCO15 1EHCO15 1EJCO15 1ELCO15 1ENCO15 1EPCO15 1ERCO15 1ETCO15 1EUCO15 1EXCO15 1EYCO15 1EZCO15 1FBCO15 1FECO15 1FFCO15 1FGCO15 1FHCO15 1FJCO15 1FLCO15 1FNCO15 1FPCO15 1FRCO15 1FSCO15 1FTCO15 1FUCO15 1FWCO15 1FXCO15 1GACO15 1GHCO15 1HACO15 1HBCO15 1HDCO15 1HFCO15 1HGCO15 1HHCO15 1HNCO15 1HPCO15 1HQCO15 1HRCO15 1HSCO15 1HTCO15 1HUCO15 1HXCO15 1HYCO15 1JACO15 1JDCO15 1JNCO15 1JPCO15 1JSCO15 1JUCO15 1JYCO15 1JZCO15 1LACO15 1LBCO15 1LDCO15 1LECO15 1LFCO15 1LHCO15 1LNCO15 1LPCO15 1LRCO15 1LS