Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22766
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22766 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.
Police Recorded Crime near CO4 5BD
Crime trends · near CO4 5BD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY -23%
ASB
6
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +250%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +150%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
80
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,110
White Brit.65.8%
Other White8.9%
African5.0%
Indian3.4%
Other Asian2.4%
+ 8 other groups · 14.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,113
No religion50.1%
Christian35.6%
Muslim5.5%
Not answered5.1%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,116
35–4924.1%
25–3422.2%
50–6411.2%
10–1510.2%
≤48.8%
+ 4 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
Total households: 485
Other32.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 20.0%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Highwoods
Constituency code
E14001176
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Myland
International Territorial Level
Colchester
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS Scotland
East 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 023A E01035167
E01035167
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 023 E02007056
E02007056
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 004D E01021682
E01021682
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 004 E02004509
E02004509
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
December 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 5BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 22766
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035167 and MSOA E02007056 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 5BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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