Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region
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.
19766
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19766 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CO8 5ED
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO8 5ED
Counts are for Bures St Mary & Nayland electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian53.3%
No religion40.9%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6424.0%
65–7416.5%
35–4916.0%
75–849.3%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
All members 66+17.2%
Any member 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Other10.3%
+ 7 other households · 28.7%
Coordinates & Location for CO8 5ED
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO8 5ED
Coordinates
51.9718, 0.7761
Grid reference
TL907340
Easting
590,780
Northing
234,005
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32XQCG+PC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bures
Travel to Work
Colchester
ITL Region
Babergh
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Babergh
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Suffolk E14001494
Constituency
E14001494Suffolk
Police Force
England
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Constituency code
E14001494
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Bures St. Mary
International Territorial Level
Babergh
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Suffolk
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Suffolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - 07K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Babergh 006A E01029880
E01029880MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Babergh 006 E02006232
E02006232LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Babergh 006A E01029880
E01029880MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Babergh 006 E02006232
E02006232Larger 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
6:02 AM
Sunrise
5:28 PM
Sunset
11 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
5:28 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode CO8 5ED 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) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19766
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01029880 and MSOA E02006232 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO8 5ED is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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