Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19398
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19398 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 5RW
Crime trends · near CO4 5RW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY stable
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
34
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,112
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.3%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,104
Christian54.3%
No religion38.5%
Not answered4.3%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,105
50–6426.2%
35–4918.3%
65–7412.0%
25–349.6%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 860
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.5%
All members 66+12.2%
Any member 66+11.4%
Other10.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Harwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Rural North
Constituency code
E14001273
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Boxted
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 001C E01021659
E01021659
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 001 E02004506
E02004506
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 001C E01021659
E01021659
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 001 E02004506
E02004506
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 5RW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 19398
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021659 and MSOA E02004506 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 5RW 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
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