Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£335,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO4 0JP
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO4 0JP
Coordinates
51.9088, 0.9273
Grid reference
TM014274
Easting
601,451
Northing
227,407
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WW5G+GW
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.
29098
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29098 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 · CO4 0JP
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£335,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £335,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£345k£335k£325k
Mar '25Nov '25
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 CO4 0JP
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO4 0JP
Counts are for St Anne's and St John's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY stable
583818
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
21111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.9%
Other White3.3%
African1.8%
+ other · 9.0%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion38.5%
Not answered7.6%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6419.6%
35–4918.0%
65–7412.7%
25–3411.8%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
All members 66+18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Any member 66+11.4%
Other8.4%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
St Anne's and St John's
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 022C E01021710
E01021710MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 022 E02006922
E02006922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 022C E01021710
E01021710MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 022 E02006922
E02006922Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJune 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 0JP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29098
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021710 and MSOA E02006922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 0JP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO4 0JP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
76%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 16%
Attainment 8
53.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 33%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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