ABBOTS ROAD, CO2 8AZ House Prices & Local Information

CO2 8AZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Abbots Road, 0.9km from Middlewick in Colchester. Administratively it sits within Old Heath and The Hythe ward and the Colchester constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — residents in this subgroup are typically single or divorced eu-born migrants who live alone. many are aged 25 to 44 and are employed in sales and customer service occupations or are process, plant and machine operatives. a higher than group average proportion identify with the white ethnic group or other asian ethnicities, and many do not speak english very well or well. housing is principally in flats in the social or private rented sector, with households typically overcrowded, and home ownership rare. The 40 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 55% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CO2 8AZ are sourced from Output Area E00110053 (shared with 11 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.