Among the most deprived
IMD England
—
Crime
£240,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CO1 2NS
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO1 2NS
Coordinates
51.8851, 0.9239
Grid reference
TM013247
Easting
601,320
Northing
224,767
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VWPF+2H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Colchester
Travel to Work
Colchester
ITL Region
Colchester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6467
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6467 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CO1 2NS
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£240,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £240,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£240k£230k
Dec '24Mar '25
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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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.5%
African13.2%
Other White8.1%
Chinese4.9%
Other Asian4.5%
+ 6 other groups · 16.9%
Religion
No religion41.1%
Christian30.5%
Not answered19.2%
Muslim4.9%
Hindu1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
20–2437.8%
16–1912.4%
35–4912.0%
25–3411.1%
50–648.7%
+ 4 other age groups · 18.1%
Households
Other24.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
+ 8 other households · 29.8%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaHarwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Old Heath and The Hythe
Constituency code
E14001273
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Colchester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Colchester
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06T
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Colchester 011J E01035164
E01035164MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 011 E02004516
E02004516LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 011C E01021685
E01021685MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 011 E02004516
E02004516Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO1 2NS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6467
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035164 and MSOA E02004516 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO1 2NS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO1 2NS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Kendall Church of England Primary School
Essex · CO1 2HH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Unity Primary Academy
Essex · CO4 3QJ
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
Essex · CO1 2RA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO1 2QB
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St. George's School
Essex · CO2 7RU
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hazelmere Junior School
Essex · CO4 3JP
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery
Essex · CO4 3JP
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Essex · CO4 0DT
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Colchester Academy
Essex · CO4 3JL
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Old Heath Community Primary School
Essex · CO2 8DD
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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