# Colchester

Town in Colchester, East of England.

Colchester is a town in Colchester, East of England. Median sale price £310,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 114.1 per 1,000 people. About 136,808 people.

Town. Code E63004104. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

Colchester is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Colchester add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 391st most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colchester#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 130,259** (2021). Colchester had 130,259 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 82nd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colchester#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Colchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colchester#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.3%** (January 2026). In Colchester, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/colchester#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004104) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Colchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004104) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,835 homes were sold in Colchester in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004104) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Colchester.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004104) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Colchester had 130,259 usual residents at the census.

## How Colchester compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Colchester | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £310,000 | joint 43rd cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 130,259 | 8th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.3% | 38th lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Colchester safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colchester at a rate of 114.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,387 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colchester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6,653), other crime (2,730) and anti-social behaviour (1,708).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Colchester was 105.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Colchester, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Colchester has no single figure. Of its 79 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Colchester

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colchester 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021668) | 1,544 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [Colchester 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021669) | 1,431 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Colchester 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021670) | 1,445 | 163.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.5% |
| [Colchester 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021671) | 1,447 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Colchester 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01033720) | 2,074 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| [Colchester 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01033721) | 1,747 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [Colchester 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021646) | 2,122 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.5% |
| [Colchester 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021647) | 2,318 | 96.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| [Colchester 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021648) | 2,371 | 207.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.0% |
| [Colchester 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021650) | 2,188 | 163.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.5% |
| [Colchester 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035157) | 1,194 | 420.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 60.1% |
| [Colchester 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035158) | 1,117 | 1,202.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 47.0% |
| [Colchester 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021696) | 1,552 | 274.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Colchester 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021697) | 1,724 | 141.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Colchester 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021698) | 1,550 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.7% |
| [Colchester 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021699) | 1,463 | 128.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.2% |
| [Colchester 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021700) | 1,390 | 292.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.1% |
| [Colchester 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01033719) | 2,042 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 63.0% |
| [Colchester 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01033722) | 1,629 | 205.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.5% |
| [Colchester 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021673) | 1,442 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Colchester 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021674) | 1,408 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.5% |
| [Colchester 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021675) | 1,345 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Colchester 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021676) | 1,629 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.2% |
| [Colchester 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035159) | 2,686 | 118.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.3% |
| [Colchester 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021683) | 2,164 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.4% |
| [Colchester 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021684) | 1,517 | 129.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.3% |
| [Colchester 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021687) | 1,841 | 136.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [Colchester 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021688) | 1,779 | 74.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Colchester 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035161) | 1,576 | 188.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.5% |
| [Colchester 011H](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035162) | 1,309 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| [Colchester 011I](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035163) | 1,486 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Colchester 011J](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035164) | 1,707 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 40.5% |
| [Colchester 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021718) | 1,868 | 162.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Colchester 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021719) | 1,597 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [Colchester 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021720) | 1,612 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Colchester 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021721) | 1,978 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.7% |
| [Colchester 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021722) | 2,557 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.2% |
| [Colchester 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021651) | 2,443 | 224.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.7% |
| [Colchester 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021652) | 1,570 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Colchester 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021653) | 1,330 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Colchester 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021717) | 2,738 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.5% |
| [Colchester 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021689) | 1,505 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Colchester 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021690) | 1,304 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Colchester 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021691) | 1,559 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.7% |
| [Colchester 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021692) | 1,424 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Colchester 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021693) | 1,706 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |
| [Colchester 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021711) | 1,414 | 165.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Colchester 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021713) | 1,291 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| [Colchester 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021714) | 1,884 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.2% |
| [Colchester 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021715) | 1,506 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.8% |
| [Colchester 015H](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035165) | 2,396 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| [Colchester 015I](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035166) | 1,209 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 65.4% |
| [Colchester 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021664) | 1,967 | 150.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.1% |
| [Colchester 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021665) | 1,417 | 100.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.5% |
| [Colchester 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021666) | 1,295 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Colchester 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021667) | 1,542 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Colchester 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021736) | 2,402 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 45.5% |
| [Colchester 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021637) | 1,199 | 113.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Colchester 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021642) | 2,194 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.9% |
| [Colchester 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021708) | 1,439 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.2% |
| [Colchester 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021709) | 1,492 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.6% |
| [Colchester 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021710) | 2,315 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.3% |
| [Colchester 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021702) | 1,341 | 83.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| [Colchester 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021703) | 1,345 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Colchester 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021704) | 1,492 | 156.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Colchester 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021705) | 1,958 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |
| [Colchester 022H](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021706) | 1,364 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [Colchester 022I](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01021707) | 1,368 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Colchester 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035167) | 1,114 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 44.0% |
| [Colchester 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035168) | 1,671 | 143.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% |
| [Colchester 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035169) | 1,396 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.0% |
| [Colchester 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035170) | 1,487 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Colchester 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035171) | 1,116 | 154.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.3% |
| [Colchester 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035172) | 1,883 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.8% |
| [Colchester 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035173) | 1,272 | 345.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 79.0% |
| [Colchester 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035174) | 1,476 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.5% |
| [Colchester 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035175) | 1,723 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.0% |
| [Colchester 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035176) | 1,706 | 117.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Colchester 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/neighbourhood/e01035177) | 1,349 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 47.2% |

## Your MP

- [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colchester): Pam Cox (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

## Postcode districts covering Colchester

[CO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co1), [CO2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co2), [CO3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3), [CO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4)

## Middle areas in Colchester

[Abbey Field](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/abbey-field), [Central Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/central-colchester), [Greenstead](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/greenstead), [Highwoods](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/highwoods), [Lexden](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/lexden), [Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/mile-end-north-braiswick-and-kingswood-heath), [Mile End South](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/mile-end-south), [New Town & Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/new-town-and-hythe), [Old Heath & Rowhedge](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/old-heath-and-rowhedge), [Parson's Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/parsons-heath), [Prettygate & Westlands](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/prettygate-and-westlands), [Shrub End](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/shrub-end), [Stanway](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester/stanway)

## Towns near Colchester

[Berechurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/berechurch), [Brightlingsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightlingsea), [Tiptree](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tiptree), [Hadleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hadleigh), [Halstead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halstead), [Clacton-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clacton-on-sea)

## Colchester in brief

Colchester is a town in Colchester, East of England.
About 136,808 people lived in Colchester in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £310,000 in 2025 across 1,835 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Colchester was £310,000 in 2025.
Colchester had 130,259 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Colchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Colchester, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004104
- Constituency: [Colchester †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colchester)
- Council: [Colchester †](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 34.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 136,808*
- Neighbourhoods: 79
- Output areas: 424

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Berechurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/berechurch), [Brightlingsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightlingsea), [Tiptree](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tiptree), [Hadleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hadleigh), [Halstead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halstead), [Clacton-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clacton-on-sea)

## Latest updates for Colchester

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004104

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