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CO2 postcode area · Colchester

The CO2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Colchester. Area Scores range from 11 to 84 across them. Every full CO2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CO2 district: Abbey Field scores 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 nationally) while Greenstead sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £240,000 in New Town & Hythe to £425,000 in Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East — a 1.8× gap within the CO2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,359a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime107per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied57%

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 CO2 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +25.5% over 5 years · +5.0% over the year · 487 sales
Detached£407,125
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£175,000
Colchester£330,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Abbey FieldColchester 1,06184 £350,000
StanwayColchester 2,03470 £345,000
Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea EastColchester 2,07570 £425,000
Parson's HeathColchester 3,42650 £325,000
Central ColchesterColchester 3,95342 £242,000
Shrub EndColchester 4,02241 £332,500
Old Heath & RowhedgeColchester 4,52234 £305,000
MonkwickColchester 4,62532 £287,500
New Town & HytheColchester 4,85829 £240,000
GreensteadColchester 6,05112 £250,000

People living in CO2 Census 2021

Residents105,794
Median age (est.)37
Density732per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 17%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CO2.

CO1 CO3 CO4 CO7 CO5 CO6 CO11 CO16

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.