Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29440
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29440 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 CO6 2HW
Crime trends · near CO6 2HW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +25%
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
20
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,818
White Brit.96.4%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,820
Christian50.2%
No religion43.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,815
50–6423.6%
35–4919.6%
65–7412.1%
25–348.5%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 731
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
All members 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
Any member 66+12.2%
Other10.3%
+ 6 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council Area
Witham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
The Colnes
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Colne Engaine
International Territorial Level
Braintree
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 Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Braintree 006D E01021409
E01021409
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 006 E02004451
E02004451
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 006D E01021409
E01021409
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 006 E02004451
E02004451
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
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
4:06 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 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 2HW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 29440
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021409 and MSOA E02004451 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO6 2HW 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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