West Mersea
Colchester · East of England · population 7,129 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode CO5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,199 of 6,856 in England
- #294 of 746 in East of England
- #11 of 21 in Colchester
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Managers & directors 18% · Professional 17% · Skilled trades 15%
All occupation groups
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 5%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
West Mersea is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,199 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 21 in Colchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (76) and lowest on Housing & access (26). Typical homes here, about £450,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 113 sales), 36% above the wider Colchester median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,992 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £450,000 | 113 | +0.4% | +29.9% |
| Detached | £525,000 | 83 | +0.4% | +26.5% |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 15 | +7.7% | +16.7% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Flat | £220,000 | 13 | -2.8% | +23.9% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,143 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.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,405 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 164 |
| Theft | 42 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 35 |
| Public order & weapons | 26 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Colchester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Windermere North, Ambleside & LangdalesWestmorland and Furness68£400,000
- Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell HillTonbridge and Malling68£337,500
- New ElthamGreenwich68£570,000
- Chiswick North WestEaling68£606,250
- Bedale & SnapeNorth Yorkshire68£278,750
- Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-CliffeDover68£410,000