Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
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.
12027
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12027 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 & WalesDemographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.70.6%
Other White10.7%
African3.2%
Indian2.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Christian45.3%
No religion43.1%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4918.3%
25–3416.3%
50–6416.0%
20–2413.2%
65–748.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other26.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.5%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 33.4%
Coordinates & Location for CO4 3HU
Postcode
CO4 3HU
Coordinates
51.8921, 0.9188
Grid reference
TM009255
Easting
600,942
Northing
225,530
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VWR9+RG
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
Greenstead
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 022H E01021706
E01021706MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 022 E02006922
E02006922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 022H E01021706
E01021706MSOA 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
7:08 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
11 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentNovember 2021 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 3HU introduced by Royal Mail.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12027
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 3HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near CO4 3HU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
93%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
59%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 44%
Attainment 8
38.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
72%
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