Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27601
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27601 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 CO5 0GS
Crime trends · near CO5 0GS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -30%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -83%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,456
White Brit.95.3%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Total residents: 2,455
Christian53.0%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,458
50–6424.6%
35–4919.0%
65–7412.6%
25–348.4%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Total households: 961
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.3%
All members 66+15.0%
Any member 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.7%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
Witham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tiptree
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Tiptree
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 019A E01021643
E01021643
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 019A E01021643
E01021643
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 019 E02004524
E02004524
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 CO5 0GS introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 27601
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021643 and MSOA E02004524 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO5 0GS 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
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