CO4 postcode area · Colchester
The CO4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Colchester, Tendring. Area Scores range from 11 to 87 across them. Every full CO4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CO4 district contains both ends of the scale: Wivenhoe & University at 88 out of 100 (#834 of 6,856 in England) against Greenstead at 12, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £242,000 in Central Colchester to £490,000 in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham — a 2.0× gap within the CO4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Colchester and Tendring — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 CO4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe & UniversityColchester | 834 | 88 | £321,250 |
| Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood HeathColchester | 1,492 | 78 | £382,250 |
| Mile End SouthColchester | 1,657 | 76 | £290,000 |
| Horkesley Heath, Langham & DedhamColchester | 1,904 | 72 | £490,000 |
| Elmstead Market & ArdleighTendring | 2,617 | 62 | £406,000 |
| HighwoodsColchester | 2,911 | 58 | £287,500 |
| Parson's HeathColchester | 3,426 | 50 | £325,000 |
| Central ColchesterColchester | 3,953 | 42 | £242,000 |
| GreensteadColchester | 6,051 | 12 | £250,000 |
People living in CO4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 43% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 18%
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 CO4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CO4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CO4.
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.