Low deprivation
IMD England
72
Crime · May '26
£372,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CO4 5BE
Postcode
CO4 5BE
Coordinates
51.9231, 0.9178
Grid reference
TM007289
Easting
600,732
Northing
228,970
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WWF9+64
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.
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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CO4 5BE
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£360,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £372,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £395,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£355k£315k
Nov '24Jun '25Jan '26
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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 5BE
Crime trends · near CO4 5BE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483216
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -11%
ASB
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.8%
Other White8.9%
African5.0%
Indian3.4%
Other Asian2.4%
+ 8 other groups · 14.5%
Religion
No religion50.1%
Christian35.6%
Muslim5.5%
Not answered5.1%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
25–3422.2%
50–6411.2%
10–1510.2%
≤48.8%
+ 4 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
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 AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
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 ScotlandEast 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
E01035167MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 023 E02007056
E02007056LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 004D E01021682
E01021682MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 004 E02004509
E02004509Urban: 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
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentApril 2004 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 5BE 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 5BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO4 5BE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Gilberd School
Essex · CO4 9PU
Outstanding
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Brinkley Grove Primary School
Essex · CO4 9GF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Camulos Academy
Essex · CO4 6AL
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Highwoods Community Primary School
Essex · CO4 9SN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO4 0HH
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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