CO5 postcode area · Colchester
The CO5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Colchester, Maldon. Area Scores range from 34 to 77 across them. Every full CO5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CO5 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham at 78 out of 100 (#1,513 of 6,856 in England) against Old Heath & Rowhedge at 34, a 44-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £242,000 in Central Colchester to £515,000 in Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham — a 2.1× gap within the CO5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Braintree, Colchester and Maldon — 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 CO5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & WoodhamMaldon | 1,513 | 78 | £515,000 |
| Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea EastColchester | 2,075 | 70 | £425,000 |
| West MerseaColchester | 2,199 | 68 | £450,000 |
| Coggeshall & KelvedonBraintree | 2,267 | 67 | £394,000 |
| Marks Tey & Wakes ColneColchester | 2,349 | 66 | £380,000 |
| TiptreeColchester | 2,617 | 62 | £355,000 |
| Tollesbury, Tolleshunt & GoldhangerMaldon | 3,357 | 51 | £375,000 |
| Central ColchesterColchester | 3,953 | 42 | £242,000 |
| Old Heath & RowhedgeColchester | 4,522 | 34 | £305,000 |
People living in CO5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
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 CO5.
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.