Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14226
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14226 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.
Police Recorded Crime near CO2 7AW
Crime trends · near CO2 7AW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
90
YoY +100%
ASB
14
YoY +8%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +11%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
11
YoY +10%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
34
YoY +278%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising
196
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,440
White Brit.75.6%
Other White8.9%
African1.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 5 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
Total residents: 2,443
No religion53.0%
Christian33.4%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim3.4%
Hindu2.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,444
35–4922.1%
25–3420.4%
50–6415.1%
20–247.9%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Total households: 1,125
Other26.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Any member 66+11.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 8 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
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 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 013A E01021651
E01021651
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 013 E02004518
E02004518
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 013A E01021651
E01021651
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 013 E02004518
E02004518
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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2010
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> Present
July 2010 — Introduced
Postcode CO2 7AW introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 14226
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021651 and MSOA E02004518 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 7AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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