Colchester postcode area Census 2021
92.5% people are white, 2.8% people are asian, 2.1% people are mixed.
47.2% are Christian, 43.8% have no religion, 6.1% provided no answer.
41.5% households have 1 car, 29.2% households have 2 cars, 17.4% households have no car. Colchester population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 2.8% | 9.3% |
| Black | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 2.1% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| White | 92.5% | 81.7% |
Colchester population health
| Health | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 45.3% | 48.4% |
| good | 35.3% | 33.6% |
| average | 14.0% | 12.7% |
| poor | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 1.2% | 1.2% |
Colchester population religion
| Religion | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 47.2% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 6.1% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 43.8% | 37.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Colchester population economic activity
| Economic activity | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 42.7% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 8.5% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 6.4% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 27.3% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 2.5% | 2.8% |
Colchester car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.37 cars per household in Colchester postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 17.4% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 41.5% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 29.2% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 11.9% | 9.2% |
Colchester household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
| Household deprivation | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 46.7% | 48.3% |
| B | 35.2% | 33.5% |
| C | 14.5% | 14.3% |
| D | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Colchester population partnership
| Partnership | Colchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 33.2% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 46.9% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 10.5% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 7.2% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Colchester cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
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