CO3 postcode area · Colchester

The CO3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Colchester. Area Scores range from 29 to 87 across them. Every full CO3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CO3 district: Prettygate & Westlands scores 87 out of 100 (#862 of 6,856 nationally) while New Town & Hythe sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 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 CO3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Babergh and Colchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,086a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied66%

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 CO3 district

£360,000median home sold over the past year · +18.0% over 5 years · +0.6% over the year · 496 sales

Detached£465,000

Semi-detached£337,000

Terraced£286,000

Flat£187,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Prettygate & WestlandsColchester	862	87	£416,250
Abbey FieldColchester	1,061	84	£350,000
West Bergholt & WormingfordColchester	1,513	78	£398,498
LexdenColchester	1,554	77	£395,000
StanwayColchester	2,034	70	£345,000
Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea EastColchester	2,075	70	£425,000
Marks Tey & Wakes ColneColchester	2,349	66	£380,000
Leavenheath, Nayland & BoxfordBabergh	2,582	62	£425,000
Central ColchesterColchester	3,953	42	£242,000
Shrub EndColchester	4,022	41	£332,500
New Town & HytheColchester	4,858	29	£240,000

People living in CO3 Census 2021

Residents98,175

Median age (est.)40

Density290per km²

No qualifications14%

Degree or above34%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Associate professional	15%
Managers & directors	14%
Skilled trades	10%
Caring & leisure	10%
Administrative	9%
Elementary	8%
Sales & customer service	7%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 CO3.

CO2 CO1 CO4 CO6 CO7 CO5 CO11 CO8

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.