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5168
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5168 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: 1,415
White Brit.85.7%
Other White4.6%
African2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,419
No religion51.1%
Christian39.4%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,413
50–6420.9%
35–4919.8%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.3%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 644
Other22.5%
Any member 66+16.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Harwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Old Heath and The Hythe
Constituency code
E14001273
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 016D E01021665
E01021665
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 016 E02004521
E02004521
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 016D E01021665
E01021665
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 016 E02004521
E02004521
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
4:03 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:03 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode CO2 8BU 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: 5168
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021665 and MSOA E02004521 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 8BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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