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CO4 9QU

POSTCODE

CO4 9QU is a postcode in Highwoods.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.9126, 0.9192
OS grid TM008278 (600,875, 227,805)
IMD England
6/10
#16998
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
MoM +63% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9F32WW79+2M
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£322,000
Median property price
East of England
Region
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£322,000
Median property price
East of England
Region

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.
16998
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16998 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 & Wales
Property sales · CO4 9QU
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£322,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £322,000
View district CO4
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £284,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£360k£322k£284k
Feb '24Mar '25
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 9QU

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CO4 9QU

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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -39%
483216
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY —
1691
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1592
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

67
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,539
White Brit.79.0%
Other White7.5%
African2.7%
Other Asian2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
+ 2 other groups · 7.1%

Religion

Total residents: 1,546
No religion48.2%
Christian41.5%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,542
35–4924.4%
50–6419.7%
25–3417.8%
65–747.7%
10–156.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.9%

Households

Total households: 802
Other36.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Any member 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%

Coordinates & Location for CO4 9QU

England
Country
Colchester
Local Authority
Essex
Highwoods
Ward
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO4 9QU
Coordinates
51.9126, 0.9192
Grid reference
TM008278
Easting
600,875
Northing
227,805
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WW79+2M
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

Administrative Information

Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Colchester E14001176
Constituency
E14001176
Essex
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 England
East 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 002A E01021668
E01021668
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 002 E02004507
E02004507
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 002A E01021668
E01021668
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 002 E02004507
E02004507
Urban: 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

6:01 AM5:28 PM
6:01 AM
Sunrise
5:28 PM
Sunset
11 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
5:28 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
June 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CO4 9QU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16998
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021668 and MSOA E02004507 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO4 9QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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