1POPULATION
3%UNEMPLOYED
59%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
27%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of CO5 8PE belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is CO5 8PE 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 8PE from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 11%Children
  • 89%Adults

11% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 19% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 100%Male
  • 0%Female

From the last census, 100% of people in CO58PE male, and 0% female. Men outnumber women in West Mersea.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 27%AB
  • 57%C2/C2
  • 15%DE

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

MARITAL STATUS

  • 19%SINGLE
  • 59%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in CO5 8PE is 19%. Single and 'other' people is 81%.

ETHNICITY

  • 99%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

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

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.9%WORKING
  • 3%UNEMPLOYED

3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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CO58PE Postcode Breakdown

COAREA5DISTRICT8SECTORPEUNIT
Full PostcodeCO5 8PE
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%)

CO58PE Postal District

Compass Postal District

CO5 8PE 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 8PE.

Nearest Towns & Cities
West Mersea0.9 miles S
Great Wigborough2.5 miles NW
Peldon2.5 miles N
Virley2.8 miles W
Tollesbury3.5 miles SW
Salcott3.5 miles W
Abberton3.8 miles N
Layer De La Haye4.3 miles NW
Tolleshunt D'Arcy4.4 miles W
Bradwell4.4 miles S
Layer Marney5 miles NW
Tolleshunt Knights5 miles W
Birch5.1 miles NW
Brightlingsea5.9 miles E
Alresford6 miles NE
London48 miles W
Glasgow344 miles NW
Edinburgh329 miles NW
Cardiff177 miles W
Liverpool196 miles NW
Southampton117 miles SW
Saint Ives135 miles W

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Don Sheppard, Essex's oldest Normandy veteran, will mark the 1944 event at a special memorial site.

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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

Colchester North Station Roundabout named one of scariest in UK

In a TikTok video from user GeoJunkie, the city's infamous North Station Roundabout was ranked fifth in a top five list.

Daily Gazette

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