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Colchester 008D

Neighbourhood

East Colchester. 1,571 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 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 008D is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
43.6
Joint 3,669th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,463
Joint 21,216th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Colchester 008D compares

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

Colchester 008DMiddle
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 008D is 43.6.
43.66th 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 008D is 1,463.
1,46341st 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 008D is 96.2%.
96.2%joint 37th 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 008D is 8.5%.
8.5%highest

Is Colchester 008D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colchester 008D at a rate of 128.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 170.8 per 1,000 people across Greenstead.

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

In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colchester 008D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (89), other crime (41) and anti-social behaviour (20).

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 008D 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 008D in brief

Colchester 008D has a deprivation score of 43.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Colchester 008D had 1,463 usual residents at the census.

In Colchester 008D, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Colchester 008D, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.