Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£320,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,234 sales
-3.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
32154
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32154 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 & WalesProperty sales · CO3 4HN
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£346,274
Median price: £320,000
Median -3.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,234 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £377,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£422k£342k£263k
Sep '23Feb '24Mar '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CO3 4HN
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO3 4HN
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY —
35192
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
6
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.3%
Other White4.0%
Other Asian2.4%
Indian2.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion36.0%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu2.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
35–4914.8%
65–7413.9%
75–8411.0%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
One person: aged 66+18.4%
Single family household, all members 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
One person: other10.2%
+ 9 other households · 26.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.8 km straight lineabout 35 min
Colchester Rail Station
Rail · south entrance
- 3.1 km straight lineabout 39 min
Colchester City Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 3.1 km straight lineabout 39 min
Colchester Town Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 146 m straight lineabout 2 min
Burns Avenue
Bus · adj · north-west
- 160 m straight lineabout 2 min
Burns Avenue
Bus · opp · south-east
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Shakespeare Road
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
- 202 m straight lineabout 3 min
Shakespeare Road
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 253 m straight lineabout 3 min
Scott Drive
Bus · N-bound · north
Coordinates & Location for CO3 4HN
Postcode
CO3 4HN
Coordinates
51.8864, 0.8594
Grid reference
TL968247
Easting
596,874
Northing
224,731
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VVP5+GP
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 009A E01021673
E01021673MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 009 E02004514
E02004514LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 009A E01021673
E01021673MSOA 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
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 39 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 4HN 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021673 and MSOA E02004514 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 32154
Present — Active
Postcode CO3 4HN 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 4HN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 15%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 26%
Attainment 8
44.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 13%
Attainment 8
54.7
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 5%
Attainment 8
80.6
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 57%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–16FSM 0%
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