44POPULATION
2.4%UNEMPLOYED
64%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
30%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of CO6 5LX belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is CO6 5LX 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 CO6 5LX from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 82%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 12% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 40.9%Male
  • 59.1%Female

From the last census, 40.9% of people in CO65LX male, and 59.1% female. Women outnumber men in Leavenheath.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 30%AB
  • 59%C2/C2
  • 11%DE

According to census records, 30% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 20%SINGLE
  • 64%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in CO6 5LX is 20%. Single and 'other' people is 80%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 94.5%WORKING
  • 2.4%UNEMPLOYED

2.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Tourist Information

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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CO65LX Postcode Breakdown

COAREA6DISTRICT5SECTORLXUNIT
Full PostcodeCO6 5LX
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownColchester
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountySuffolk
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

CO65LX Postal District

Compass Postal District

CO6 5LX 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 CO6 5LX.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Assington1 miles W
Boxford1.4 miles E
Edwardstone2 miles N
Nayland2.4 miles E
Polstead2.6 miles E
Stoke By Nayland3 miles E
Lamarsh3.4 miles W
Great Cornard3.7 miles NW
Wissington3.8 miles S
Wormingford3.9 miles S
Bures4.1 miles SW
Kersey4.5 miles NE
Shelley4.7 miles E
Mount Bures4.9 miles SW
Great Waldingfield4.9 miles NW
London54 miles SW
Glasgow330 miles NW
Edinburgh314 miles NW
Cardiff177 miles W
Liverpool186 miles NW
Southampton124 miles SW
Saint Ives141 miles SW

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BBC News

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HOSPITAL workers staged a rally today in protest of plans by NHS bosses to privatise their jobs with Colchester's NHS trust bucking the national trend of trusts putting services back in-house.

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

Braxted Road crash leads to partial road blockage and delays

AN early morning crash caused a road to become partially blocked and has led to traffic delays.

Daily Gazette

Commercial lot in Middlesex sells for 4.9m at Savills' April auction

The sale raisied over 62mas 178 commercial, mixed use and residential properties went under the gavel.

Property Week

Serial offender shoplifted from Tesco and The Entertainer in Chelmsford and assaulted police officers

The charges related to a series of offences that occurred between October 5 and December 20 last year

Essex Live

Savills bolsters Chelmsford office with return of senior development director

Kibblewhite originally joined the agency in 1990 and spent 16 years working there.

Property Week

Murder investigation launched after two people die in house fire in Walthamstow

Firefighters extinguished the flames and sadly two people were found deceased inside the property

Essex Live

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