Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16824
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16824 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 9DP
Crime trends · near CO2 9DP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
46
YoY +28%
ASB
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +167%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
5
YoY +67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
84
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,504
White Brit.87.6%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian1.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,506
Christian46.7%
No religion45.0%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,508
50–6424.5%
35–4919.0%
25–3412.5%
10–158.6%
65–748.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Total households: 586
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Other12.3%
Any member 66+11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shrub End
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 015E E01021715
E01021715
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 015 E02004520
E02004520
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 015E E01021715
E01021715
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 015 E02004520
E02004520
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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO2 9DP 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: 16824
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021715 and MSOA E02004520 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 9DP 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
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