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Colchester 012A

Neighbourhood

North west Colchester. 2,105 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Colchester 012A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
14.2
Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£370,000
Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,868
Joint 7,982nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Colchester 012A compares

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

Colchester 012AMiddle
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 012A is 14.2.
14.2joint 57th least deprived
Median sale price106 neighbourhoods, Colchester · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Colchester106 areas from £168,750 to £605,000. The middle area is £337,498. Colchester 012A is £370,000.
£370,000joint 35th most expensive
Population117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 1,088 to 2,738. The middle area is 1,542. Colchester 012A is 1,868.
1,86829th most 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 012A is 96.3%.
96.3%joint 35th highest

Is Colchester 012A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colchester 012A at a rate of 162.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.1 per 1,000 people across Stanway.

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

In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colchester 012A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (91), violence and sexual offences (87) and shoplifting (62).

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 012A 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 012A in brief

Colchester 012A has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Colchester 012A was £370,000 in 2025.

Colchester 012A had 1,868 usual residents at the census.

In Colchester 012A, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.