CO15 postcode area · Clacton

The CO15 postcode district covers Clacton and spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tendring. Area Scores range from 0 to 41 across them. Every full CO15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CO15 district contains both ends of the scale: Holland-on-Sea at 41 out of 100 (#4,029 of 6,856 in England) against Clacton Central at 0, a 41-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 8 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 £169,998 in Clacton Central to £313,750 in Holland-on-Sea — a 1.8× gap within the CO15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,285a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime117per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)50

Owner-occupied68%

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 CO15 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · +1.3% over the year · 662 sales

Detached£290,000

Semi-detached£238,000

Terraced£191,250

Flat£137,000

Tendring£280,000

East of England£348,000

England£300,000

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

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Holland-on-SeaTendring	4,029	41	£313,750
Clacton NorthTendring	5,249	23	£245,000
Clacton Bocking's ElmTendring	5,448	20	£255,000
Clacton WestTendring	5,989	13	£229,000
Clacton EastTendring	6,092	11	£234,000
Clacton Rush GreenTendring	6,620	3	£235,000
Jaywick & St OsythTendring	6,737	2	£205,000
Clacton CentralTendring	6,846	0	£169,998

People living in CO15 Census 2021

Residents61,442

Median age (est.)50

Density1,140per km²

No qualifications32%

Degree or above16%

No car or van26%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 26%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 9%Private rent 24%

Households

One person 38%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Caring & leisure	16%
Skilled trades	14%
Elementary	12%
Sales & customer service	10%
Professional	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Associate professional	9%
Process & plant	9%
Administrative	9%

Ethnic group

White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

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.

Towns & places in CO15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CO15 district.

Clacton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CO15.

CO16 CO14 CO13 CO12 CO7 CO11 CO1 CO2

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.