Among the least deprived
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO2 0JS
Postcode
CO2 0JS
Coordinates
51.8445, 0.8569
Grid reference
TL968200
Easting
596,889
Northing
220,070
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32RVV4+RQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Layer-de-la-Haye
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.
28425
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28425 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.5%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6423.5%
35–4918.2%
65–7414.8%
75–849.4%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
All members 66+18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.8%
+ 7 other households · 23.5%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaWitham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Layer-de-la-Haye
International Territorial Level
Colchester
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06T
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Colchester 019C E01021645
E01021645MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 019C E01021645
E01021645MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 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 CO2 0JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 28425
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021645 and MSOA E02004524 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 0JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO2 0JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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