CO2 8SU House Prices & Local Information

CO2 8SU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 1.0km from The Hythe in Colchester. Administratively it sits within Old Heath and The Hythe ward and the Colchester constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CO2 8SU is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. A balanced community with an average age of 42 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 62% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 31 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 8SU are sourced from Output Area E00110046 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.