Compare

CO6 2

Postcode sector

224 live postcodes: 161 in Braintree, 63 in Colchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Braintree, which holds 72% of CO6 2’s postcodes. Open the map at CO6 2 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at CO6 2

Open in map

Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

4 of Braintree’s 88 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Braintree, the council that holds 72% of CO6 2

Average house price
£328,477
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,712
148th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

Everything about Braintree

Councils in CO6 2

Postcodes in CO6 2