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16239
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16239 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,402
White Brit.90.7%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,404
No religion47.6%
Christian44.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,407
50–6422.0%
35–4918.1%
25–3414.4%
65–7410.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Total households: 608
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 Area
Witham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 010E E01021678
E01021678
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 010 E02004515
E02004515
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 010E E01021678
E01021678
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 010 E02004515
E02004515
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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO6 1EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16239
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021678 and MSOA E02004515 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO6 1EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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