JOHN KENT AVENUE, CO2 9EU House Prices & Local Information

CO2 9EU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on John Kent Avenue, 0.6km from Shrub End in Colchester. Administratively it sits within Shrub End ward and the Colchester constituency.

For families considering a move, CO2 9EU represents a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. During the day, manufacturing, energy and utilities. A balanced community with an average age of 40 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 72% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £320k, up 9.7% year-on-year. 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 9EU are sourced from Output Area E00110292 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.