CO4 3LH House Prices & Local Information

CO4 3LH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Greenstead in Colchester. Administratively it sits within Greenstead ward and the Colchester constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CO4 3LH is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 48 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 64% 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 above average at 99 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. 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 CO4 3LH are sourced from Output Area E00110229 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.