High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.8 per 1k
Crime · Jul '26
East of England
Region
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.
10469
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10469 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CO3 4DQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO3 4DQ
Counts are for Prettygate electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
1272
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
0
YoY —
420
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.8%
Other White5.3%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.4%
Indian1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 5.9%
Religion
No religion48.5%
Christian40.2%
Not answered8.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6417.8%
25–3412.6%
10–159.4%
65–748.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Other16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.0%
Coordinates & Location for CO3 4DQ
Postcode
CO3 4DQ
Coordinates
51.8889, 0.8533
Grid reference
TL964249
Easting
596,446
Northing
224,996
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VVQ3+H8
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
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Prettygate
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06T
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Colchester 009B E01021674
E01021674MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 009 E02004514
E02004514LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 009B E01021674
E01021674MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 009 E02004514
E02004514Urban: 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
6:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 PM
Sunset
11 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:30 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 30 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 CO3 4DQ 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: 10469
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021674 and MSOA E02004514 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO3 4DQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near CO3 4DQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
74%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–16FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 57%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 15%
Attainment 8
48.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 15%
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