Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10508
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10508 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,366
White Brit.70.6%
Other White10.7%
African3.2%
Indian2.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,363
Christian45.3%
No religion43.1%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,360
35–4918.3%
25–3416.3%
50–6416.0%
20–2413.2%
65–748.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Total households: 593
Other26.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.5%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 33.4%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Greenstead
Constituency code
E14001176
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Colchester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Colchester
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS Scotland
East 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 022H E01021706
E01021706
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 022 E02006922
E02006922
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 022H E01021706
E01021706
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 022 E02006922
E02006922
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> Present
December 1997 — Introduced
Postcode CO1 2WF 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: 10508
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021706 and MSOA E02006922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO1 2WF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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