Around average
IMD England
162
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CO2 7AU
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO2 7AU
Coordinates
51.8863, 0.8972
Grid reference
TL994248
Easting
599,477
Northing
224,829
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VVPW+GV
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.
17372
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17372 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 · CO2 7AU
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near CO2 7AU
Crime trends · near CO2 7AU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
906233
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
67
YoY -17%
ASB
21147
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -76%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -43%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.0%
Other White10.6%
Other Asian4.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.9%
African3.4%
+ 4 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
No religion48.8%
Christian32.8%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim4.4%
Hindu3.0%
+ 2 other religions · 3.9%
Age groups
35–4925.4%
25–3423.8%
50–6414.0%
5–97.0%
20–246.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
Other33.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.9%
+ 7 other households · 25.3%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
New Town and Christ Church
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 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 011A E01021683
E01021683MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 011 E02004516
E02004516LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 011A E01021683
E01021683MSOA 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
3:50 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 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 CO2 7AU 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: 17372
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021683 and MSOA E02004516 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 7AU 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 CO2 7AU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St John's Green Primary School
Essex · CO2 7HE
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Colchester Prep & High School
Essex · CO3 3HD
0.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex · CO1 1SN
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex · CO1 1SN
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Essex · CO3 3ND
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Essex · CO3 3ND
Inadequate
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO1 2QB
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hamilton Primary School
Essex · CO3 3GB
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Colchester Institute
Essex · CO3 3LL
0.6 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
St. George's School
Essex · CO2 7RU
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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