Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£417,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CO6 1FU
Postcode
CO6 1FU
Coordinates
51.8968, 0.7492
Grid reference
TL892256
Easting
589,249
Northing
225,602
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VPWX+PM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Great 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.
17613
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17613 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 & WalesProperty sales · CO6 1FU
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£417,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £417,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £420,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£420k£418k£415k
Aug '25Nov '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 CO6 1FU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO6 1FU
Counts are for Rural North 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
15
YoY +15%
29199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian56.5%
No religion36.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
35–4917.1%
65–7414.6%
75–849.3%
25–349.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
All members 66+17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.0%
Other6.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaHarwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rural North
Constituency code
E14001273
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Great 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 010C E01021663
E01021663MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 010 E02004515
E02004515LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 010C E01021663
E01021663MSOA 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) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
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
January 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentJanuary 2021 — Introduced
Postcode CO6 1FU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode CO6 1FU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO6 1FU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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