Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO4 9PD
Postcode
CO4 9PD
Coordinates
51.9178, 0.9233
Grid reference
TM011284
Easting
601,134
Northing
228,404
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WW9F+48
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.
21496
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21496 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CO4 9PD
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO4 9PD
Counts are for Highwoods electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -60%
483216
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.2%
Other White5.9%
African4.2%
Indian3.2%
Other Asian1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 10.5%
Religion
No religion45.8%
Christian39.7%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.6%
Hindu2.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4924.9%
25–3416.1%
50–6415.5%
10–1510.8%
5–98.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.5%
Other17.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 28.7%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaColchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176Essex
Police Force
England
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06T
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Colchester 002F E01033720
E01033720MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 002 E02004507
E02004507LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 002F E01033720
E01033720MSOA 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentDecember 2005 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 9PD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21496
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033720 and MSOA E02004507 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 9PD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO4 9PD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
76%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 16%
Attainment 8
53.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
59%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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