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Colchester 015C

Neighbourhood

Central Colchester. 1,246 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Colchester 015C is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
29.4
Joint 8,541st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,291
Joint 14,363rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Colchester 015C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Colchester 015CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 3.1 to 60.4. The middle area is 14.6. Colchester 015C is 29.4.
29.416th most deprived
Population117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 1,088 to 2,738. The middle area is 1,542. Colchester 015C is 1,291.
1,29114th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 0.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 92.5%. Colchester 015C is 95.4%.
95.4%44th highest
Claimant rate117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 0.7% to 8.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Colchester 015C is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 22nd highest

Is Colchester 015C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colchester 015C at a rate of 97.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Shrub End.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colchester 015C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (53), shoplifting (23) and other crime (23).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Colchester

These figures are published for the whole of Colchester, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Colchester and not Colchester 015C alone. See Colchester

Average house price
£294,210
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,353
153rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
201,163
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Colchester 015C in brief

Colchester 015C has a deprivation score of 29.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Colchester 015C had 1,291 usual residents at the census.

In Colchester 015C, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Colchester 015C, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.