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CO12 postcode area · Harwich

The CO12 postcode district covers Harwich and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tendring. Area Scores range from 5 to 58 across them. Every full CO12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CO12 district: Manningtree & Mistley scores 59 out of 100 (#2,822 of 6,856 nationally) while Harwich Town & Dovercourt sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 53 points apart on the index. 2 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £201,500 in Harwich Town & Dovercourt to £370,000 in Manningtree & Mistley — a 1.8× gap within the CO12 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,382a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime70per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CO12 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 317 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£188,000
Flat£106,000
Tendring£280,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Manningtree & MistleyTendring 2,82259 £370,000
Harwich West & SouthTendring 4,15239 £325,000
Weeley & Thorpe-le-SokenTendring 4,52234 £330,000
Harwich ParkestonTendring 5,92114 £223,500
Harwich Town & DovercourtTendring 6,4696 £201,500

People living in CO12 Census 2021

Residents43,417
Median age (est.)47
Density280per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above22%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in CO12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CO12 district.

Harwich

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CO12.

CO14 CO13 IP11 CO16 IP9 CO11 CO15 IP10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.