High deprivation
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO6 1EQ
Postcode
CO6 1EQ
Coordinates
51.8743, 0.7736
Grid reference
TL910231
Easting
591,023
Northing
223,156
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VQFF+PC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Marks Tey
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.
13152
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13152 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
No religion47.6%
Christian44.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4918.1%
25–3414.4%
65–7410.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Other20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Any member 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 34.2%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaWitham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Marks Tey
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 010E E01021678
E01021678MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 010 E02004515
E02004515LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 010E E01021678
E01021678MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 010 E02004515
E02004515Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
5:35 PM
Sunset
11 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
5:35 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentApril 2003 — Introduced
Postcode CO6 1EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13152
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021678 and MSOA E02004515 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO6 1EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO6 1EQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
85%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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