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15398
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15398 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 2QW
Crime trends · near CO6 2QW
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: 1,863
White Brit.93.1%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,863
No religion48.4%
Christian43.6%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,863
50–6419.4%
35–4917.8%
65–7412.9%
25–3411.8%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Total households: 789
Any member 66+17.2%
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
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
Earls Colne
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 006E E01021410
E01021410
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 006 E02004451
E02004451
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 006E E01021410
E01021410
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 006 E02004451
E02004451
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
4:06 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
July 2003
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> Present
July 2003 — Introduced
Postcode CO6 2QW introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 15398
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021410 and MSOA E02004451 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO6 2QW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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