Among the least deprived
IMD England
167
Crime · May '26
£272,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CO4 5DB
Postcode
CO4 5DB
Coordinates
51.9066, 0.8934
Grid reference
TL991270
Easting
599,128
Northing
227,073
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WV4V+J9
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.
27337
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27337 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 5DB
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£272,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £272,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £270,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£275k£273k£270k
Apr '24Nov '24
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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 5DB
Crime trends · near CO4 5DB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
997448
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
71
YoY -13%
ASB
32195
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -9%
Vehicle Crime
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
25155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -24%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.3%
Other White4.8%
Indian3.6%
Other Asian2.2%
African2.0%
+ 3 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion38.5%
Not answered6.2%
Hindu3.2%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4925.9%
50–6418.8%
25–3411.7%
65–748.9%
5–97.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Other11.8%
All members 66+9.8%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mile End
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 023F E01035172
E01035172MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 023 E02007056
E02007056LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 004C E01021681
E01021681MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 004 E02004509
E02004509Urban: 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
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 CO4 5DB 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. IMD England rank: 27337
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035172 and MSOA E02007056 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 5DB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO4 5DB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Queen Boudica Primary School
Essex · CO4 5XT
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Myland Community Primary School
Essex · CO4 5LD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
North Primary School and Nursery
Essex · CO1 1RP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Braiswick Primary School
Essex · CO4 5QJ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Helena School
Essex · CO3 3LE
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
The Trinity School
Essex · CO4 6ED
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Colchester Institute
Essex · CO3 3LL
0.9 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Camulos Academy
Essex · CO4 6AL
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Highwoods Community Primary School
Essex · CO4 9SN
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex · CO1 1SN
1.1 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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