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Colchester 017D

Neighbourhood

East Colchester. 1,486 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 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 017D is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
5.3
Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£333,750
Joint 12,852nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,527
Joint 22,048th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Colchester 017D compares

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

Colchester 017DMiddle
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 017D is 5.3.
5.37th 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 017D is £333,750.
£333,75052nd cheapest
Population117 neighbourhoods, Colchester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Colchester117 areas from 1,088 to 2,738. The middle area is 1,542. Colchester 017D is 1,527.
1,52756th 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 017D is 83.4%.
83.4%39th lowest

Is Colchester 017D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colchester 017D at a rate of 102.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.6 per 1,000 people across Wivenhoe & University.

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

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colchester 017D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (105), violence and sexual offences (18) and other crime (17).

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 017D 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 017D in brief

Colchester 017D has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Colchester 017D was £333,750 in 2025.

Colchester 017D had 1,527 usual residents at the census.

In Colchester 017D, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.