Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18696
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18696 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: 2,048
White Brit.33.1%
Other White16.2%
African14.2%
Chinese10.7%
Indian4.0%
+ 9 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,038
No religion42.9%
Christian33.1%
Not answered10.1%
Muslim8.0%
Hindu2.9%
+ 2 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,038
20–2447.8%
25–3418.0%
16–1917.2%
35–496.7%
50–643.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.5%
Households
Total households: 727
Other32.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over27.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.4%
Other single family household: Other family composition6.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.5%
+ 5 other households · 12.9%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Greenstead
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 008G E01033719
E01033719
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 008 E02004513
E02004513
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 008G E01033719
E01033719
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 008 E02004513
E02004513
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
February 2006 — Introduced
Postcode CO2 8GT introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18696
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033719 and MSOA E02004513 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 8GT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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