What is the Area Score for Central Colchester?

Central Colchester in Colchester has an Area Score of 42 out of 100, ranking #3,953 of 6,856 neighbourhoods in England. A higher score means less deprivation.

What is the typical house price in Central Colchester?

The median home in Central Colchester sold for £242,000 over the past year, based on 187 sales recorded by HM Land Registry.

Is Central Colchester good value for money?

On our Affordability-adjusted Score — which combines low deprivation with cheaper-than-average prices — Central Colchester ranks #1,901 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods in England.

Central Colchester

Colchester · East of England · population 11,399 · 6 LSOAs

Postcode CO1 · CO10 · CO2 · CO3 · CO4 · CO5 · CO6 · CO7

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

42Area Score / 100 ?

#3,953 of 6,856 in England
#535 of 746 in East of England
#16 of 21 in Colchester
Around the England average

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In summary

Central Colchester is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,953 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 21 in Colchester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (80) but weak on Crime (5). Typical homes here sold for about £242,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 187 sales), 27% below the wider Colchester median of £330,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,901 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 42 · #3,967

Employment 48 · #3,556

Education 61 · #2,665

Health 40 · #4,145

Crime 5 · #6,497

Housing & access 80 · #1,390

Living environment 39 · #4,200

House prices ?

£242,000median (12m) · +12.6% yr · n=187

Type	Median (12m)	Sales	1yr	5yr
All homes	£242,000	187	+12.6%	+24.1%
Detached	£375,000	13	-15.3%	+12.8%
Semi-detached	£320,000	27	+4.9%	+23.1%
Terraced	£285,000	64	+5.6%	+18.8%
Flat	£172,500	83	-0.2%	+13.5%

This area£242,000

Colchester£330,000

East of England£348,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100

#1,901 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.

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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Abbey Field Mile End South Lexden New Town & Hythe Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath Prettygate & Westlands

Other areas in Colchester

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.

Eye & ThorneyPeterborough42£255,000
Quinton RidgacreBirmingham42£264,500
Oswestry EastShropshire42£205,000
Black LaneBury42£190,000
Frinton West & KirbyTendring42£315,000
Canvey Island Winter GardensCastle Point42£317,500