High deprivation
IMD England
72
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CO4 9FL
Postcode
CO4 9FL
Coordinates
51.9151, 0.9246
Grid reference
TM012281
Easting
601,237
Northing
228,104
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WW8F+2V
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.
10060
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10060 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 9FL
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near CO4 9FL
Crime trends · near CO4 9FL
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.79.3%
Other White7.1%
African2.4%
Other Asian2.0%
Indian1.4%
+ 3 other groups · 7.9%
Religion
No religion52.1%
Christian38.8%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim2.6%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
25–3419.8%
50–6419.4%
65–747.1%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other32.2%
Any member 66+10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
+ 9 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Highwoods
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 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 002B E01021669
E01021669MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 002 E02004507
E02004507LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 002B E01021669
E01021669MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 002 E02004507
E02004507Urban: 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
3:49 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
June 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJune 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 9FL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 10060
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021669 and MSOA E02004507 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 9FL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO4 9FL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Brinkley Grove Primary School
Essex · CO4 9GF
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Gilberd School
Essex · CO4 9PU
Outstanding
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Essex · CO4 0HH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Highwoods Community Primary School
Essex · CO4 9SN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Friars Grove Primary School
Essex · CO4 0PZ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Camulos Academy
Essex · CO4 6AL
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Essex · CO4 3EZ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Queen Boudica Primary School
Essex · CO4 5XT
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Essex · CO4 0DT
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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