City Profile • Local Authority

Colchester

Colchester is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £345k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.1% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 85 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

194,394
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Colchester authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English80.7%
White: Other White5.5%
African2.5%
Other Asian1.8%
Indian1.6%
Any other ethnic group1.1%

Age Profile

20-24 years7.2%
30-34 years7.0%
50-54 years6.8%
35-39 years6.7%
40-44 years6.5%
25-29 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional20.6%
Associate professional14.2%
Managers and directors13.0%
Caring and leisure10.5%
Skilled trades10.1%
Administrative and secretarial9.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright32.8%
Owned: Mortgage31.8%
Private rented: Landlord18.8%
Social rented: Council7.1%
Social rented: Other6.2%
Private rented: Other2.7%

Area DNA

family5/10
health7/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit7/10
affluence7/10
diversity7/10
employment6/10
investment4/10