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CO7 postcode area · Tendring

The CO7 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Colchester, Tendring. Area Scores range from 1 to 87 across them. Every full CO7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CO7 district: Wivenhoe & University scores 88 out of 100 (#834 of 6,856 nationally) while Jaywick & St Osyth sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £205,000 in Jaywick & St Osyth to £490,000 in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham — a 2.4× gap within the CO7 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Babergh, Colchester and Tendring — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,836a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime81per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied73%

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 CO7 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +12.0% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 604 sales
Detached£458,000
Semi-detached£300,000
Terraced£268,500
Flat£208,750
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wivenhoe & UniversityColchester 83488 £321,250
East Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St MaryBabergh 1,12984 £380,500
Horkesley Heath, Langham & DedhamColchester 1,90472 £490,000
Alresford, Great Bentley & ThorringtonTendring 2,56962 £369,950
Leavenheath, Nayland & BoxfordBabergh 2,58262 £425,000
Elmstead Market & ArdleighTendring 2,61762 £406,000
Manningtree & MistleyTendring 2,82259 £370,000
Central ColchesterColchester 3,95342 £242,000
Brightlingsea & Point ClearTendring 4,59833 £265,000
Jaywick & St OsythTendring 6,7372 £205,000

People living in CO7 Census 2021

Residents89,944
Median age (est.)48
Density209per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 7%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · 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 CO7.

CO4 CO1 CO11 CO2 CO3 CO16 CO15 CO6

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.