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4.8%UNEMPLOYED
54%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
12%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of CO14 8SW belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is CO14 8SW in Colchester, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about CO14 8SW from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 11%Children
  • 88%Adults

11% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 23% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in CO148SW male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Homelands.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 12%AB
  • 53%C2/C2
  • 34%DE

According to census records, 12% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 17%SINGLE
  • 54%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in CO14 8SW is 17%. Single and 'other' people is 84%.

ETHNICITY

  • 99%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

99% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.7%WORKING
  • 4.8%UNEMPLOYED

4.8% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Schools

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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CO148SW Postcode Breakdown

COAREA14DISTRICT8SECTORSWUNIT
Full PostcodeCO14 8SW
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownColchester
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyEssex
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationLargely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)

CO148SW Postal District

Compass Postal District

CO14 8SW postcode is located in the postal town of Colchester. Colchester postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode CO14 8SW.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Frinton0.8 miles S
Frinton-on-Sea0.8 miles S
Thorpe Le Soken3.6 miles W
Clacton-on-Sea5.6 miles SW
Wix5.7 miles NW
Ramsey6.2 miles N
Dovercourt6.4 miles NE
Harwich7.5 miles N
Little Bentley7.6 miles W
Saint Osyth7.8 miles W
Great Bentley7.8 miles W
Wrabness8 miles NW
Thorrington9.2 miles W
Felixstowe9.4 miles NE
Brightlingsea9.8 miles W
London63 miles W
Glasgow349 miles NW
Edinburgh332 miles NW
Cardiff193 miles W
Liverpool206 miles NW
Southampton133 miles W
Saint Ives151 miles W

Colchester lifesaver praised for performing CPR on woman in Lion Walk

Stuart Moore helped save a woman's life by performing CPR on a woman who had collapsed in Lion Walk, Colchester, on Monday.

Daily Gazette

Rayleigh Websters Way closed due to emergency works

They say this is due to emergency works, and therefore there was no advanced warning of this closure.

The Echo

Benfleet dog walker 'bitten and hit with metal object'

Police officers were called to a serious assault in a field off Manor Road shortly before 4.30pm on Tuesday

The Echo

Pitsea station police presence after 'threats made'

Officers were seen at Pitsea railway station and on c2c trains yesterday evening after 7pm

The Echo

Gove rejects 12-storey hotel and energy park plan for Bucks village

Developer Adveneco had proposed an exemplar of sustainable development for the site in Dorney.

Property Week

Haystack fire sparks smoke warning in village

Firefighters are overseeing a "controlled burn" of the hay before they allow its owner to return.

BBC News

L&G acquires Cambridgeshire BTR scheme from Stonebond

The 41-unit development comprises 10 flats and 31 houses.

Property Week

Dr Feelgood left without instruments after Hockley theft

The band, formed on Canvey in the 1970s, have been left heartbroken after the black Mercedes Sprinter van was stolen from a driveway in Hockley in the early hours of Tuesday morning

The Echo

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