5POPULATION
2.2%UNEMPLOYED
64%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
29%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of CO5 0WA belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is CO5 0WA in Colchester, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about CO5 0WA from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 22%Children
  • 78%Adults

22% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 5% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 20%Male
  • 80%Female

From the last census, 20% of people in CO50WA male, and 80% female. Women outnumber men in Birch and Winstree.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 29%AB
  • 58%C2/C2
  • 13%DE

According to census records, 29% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 64%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in CO5 0WA is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 78%.

ETHNICITY

  • 99%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

99% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.5%WORKING
  • 2.2%UNEMPLOYED

2.2% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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CO50WA Postcode Breakdown

COAREA5DISTRICT0SECTORWAUNIT
Full PostcodeCO5 0WA
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownColchester
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyEssex
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

CO50WA Postal District

Compass Postal District

CO5 0WA postcode is located in the postal town of Colchester. Colchester postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode CO5 0WA.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Inworth0.5 miles SE
Kelvedon0.9 miles NW
Tiptree1.1 miles E
Messing1.3 miles E
Feering2 miles N
Rivenhall2.7 miles W
Layer Marney3.2 miles E
Coggeshall3.6 miles NW
Tolleshunt Knights3.6 miles SE
Copford3.7 miles E
Marks Tey3.9 miles NE
Birch3.9 miles E
Salcott4.7 miles E
Witham4.8 miles SW
Tolleshunt D'Arcy5 miles SE
London43 miles SW
Glasgow338 miles NW
Edinburgh323 miles NW
Cardiff170 miles W
Liverpool189 miles NW
Southampton112 miles SW
Saint Ives130 miles SW

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An Essex charity says it seeing people as young as 16 addicted to gambling.

BBC News

Essex hospital staff to stage rally today over jobs

HOSPITAL ware expected to strike today in retaliation against the prospect that their jobs may be privatised by the bosses of Colchester Hospital.

The Echo

UK Space Agency primed for Harwell Campus landing

The government agency has taken around 10,500 sq ft of space in the Quad Two building.

Property Week

Colchester auction for Essex's 'Keep calm and carry on' artist

RARE paintings from an Essex painter and graphic designer who was responsible for the iconic Keep calm and Carry On' poster is up for sale at a Colchester Auctioneer.

Daily Gazette

Roots Hall charity football match in memory of young men

Dan Turner, a personal trainer at Stackhouse Gym in Westcliff, has set up the match in memory of Ed Benton, 21, and Jude Harvey, 19, to raise cash for the British Heart Foundation

The Echo

Colchester Zoo says new marmosets have 'settled in well'

The troop of four female eastern pygmy marmosets arrived from Chester Zoo last week.

The Echo

Warning issued to anyone travelling to Australia over rule

Brits travelling to Australia have been warned by the Foreign Office over a 'strict' rule that could derail their whole trip.

Daily Gazette

TT Group sells BT's old Southampton offices to consortium

BT's former Friary House office building has permission for residential conversion under permitted development rights.

Property Week

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