Around average
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO2 0LT
Postcode
CO2 0LT
Coordinates
51.8554, 0.8188
Grid reference
TL942211
Easting
594,220
Northing
221,175
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VR49+4G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
14266
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14266 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.95.2%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian53.4%
No religion39.1%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6425.7%
35–4917.9%
65–7412.6%
25–348.6%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
All members 66+13.9%
Any member 66+13.4%
Other7.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
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
Birch
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 019B E01021644
E01021644MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 019B E01021644
E01021644MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:45 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:45 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 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 0LT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 14266
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021644 and MSOA E02004524 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 0LT 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 0LT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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