Among the most deprived
IMD England
88
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 9EA
Postcode
CO2 9EA
Coordinates
51.8712, 0.8732
Grid reference
TL978230
Easting
597,892
Northing
223,078
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VVCF+F7
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.
6502
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6502 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 9EA
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near CO2 9EA
Crime trends · near CO2 9EA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
533823
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY stable
ASB
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
20112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY stable
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Criminal damage
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.8%
Other White3.9%
Other Asian1.8%
African1.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 6.0%
Religion
No religion49.2%
Christian42.7%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4918.3%
25–3412.2%
65–749.4%
5–98.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Any member 66+15.1%
Other14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 38.7%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
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 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 015A E01021711
E01021711MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 015 E02004520
E02004520LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 015A E01021711
E01021711MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 015 E02004520
E02004520Urban: 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 9EA 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: 6502
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021711 and MSOA E02004520 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO2 9EA 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 9EA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Essex · CO2 9AZ
Not judged
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Kings Ford Academy
Essex · CO2 9AZ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Paxman Academy
Essex · CO2 9DB
Good
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Gosbecks Primary School
Essex · CO2 9DG
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester
Essex · CO2 9RA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO2 9QG
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Prettygate Junior School
Essex · CO3 4PH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Prettygate Infant School
Essex · CO3 4PH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Philip Morant School and College
Essex · CO3 4QS
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Hamilton Primary School
Essex · CO3 3GB
Outstanding
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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