Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2SZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CO1 2SZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	50.7%	-2.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	47.3%	49.3%	2.0%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CO1 2SZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.8%	52.8%	9.0%	37.9%	14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32.3%	24.5%	-7.8%	44.2%	-19.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.1%	2.6%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	14.3%	15.3%	1.0%	9.1%	6.2%
Widowed	5.5%	3.5%	-2.0%	6.1%	-2.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.9%	48.4%	-2.5%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	32.4%	39.1%	6.7%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	13.5%	9.3%	-4.2%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.3%	16.7%	-3.6%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	9.6%	-5.6%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	15.4%	1.1%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	5.3%	1.6%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.4%	21.9%	2.5%	16.9%	5.0%
Degree or Similar	20.7%	31.1%	10.4%	33.8%	-2.7%
Other	6.5%	0%	-6.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	89.5%	86.4%	-3.1%	81.4%	5.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	79.4%	-6.4%	83.2%	-3.8%
European Union	4%	13.5%	9.5%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	3.9%	-2.3%	5.6%	-1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.7%	79.4%	-5.3%	83.2%	-3.8%
10+ Years	3.3%	9.6%	6.3%	9.8%	-0.2%
5-10 Years	1.1%	3.9%	2.8%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	4%	3.9%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	6.9%	3.2%	-3.7%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.3%	76.7%	-13.4%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	21.9%	13.5%	8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.5%	37.2%	13.3%
Christian	40.6%	46.2%	-5.6%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	1.4%	6.5%	-5.1%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Greenstead Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Greenstead Road was 122.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.8% lower than the Greenstead average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Greenstead Road has the 23rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead and the 119th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CO1 2SZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Greenstead Road are based on 516 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Colchester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2SZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO1 2SZ

Average Price
£174,850

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£216,339

Detached
£238,000

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,487

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Greenstead Road

Average Price
£338,808

Semi-Detached
£249,231

Terraced
£227,426

Detached
£271,833

Flats/Maisonettes
£122,711

Other
£13,597,745

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Greenstead Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2024-09-27	£178,316
41 Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2021-09-30	£239,500
53 Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2021-06-25	£220,772
51 Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-06-07	£237,754
21 Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2021-05-28	£206,936

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CO1 2SZ

Employment

CO1 2SZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in CO1 2SZ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	28
Retired	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	40
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Construction	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Education	5
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James' Church of England Primary School Guildford Road , CO1 2RA	1out of 4	599 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Priory Street , CO1 2QB	4out of 4	798 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Barnardiston Road , CO4 0DT	3out of 4	961 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Unity Primary Academy Hickory Avenue , Greenstead CO4 3QJ	3out of 4	1,149 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kendall Church of England Primary School Recreation Road , CO1 2HH	3out of 4	1,476 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colchester Academy Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL	3out of 4	1,587 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Helena School Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE	3out of 4	2,370 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School Lexden Road , CO3 3ND	4out of 4	2,439 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ	3out of 4	2,859 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Gilberd School Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU	4out of 4	3,097 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill , CO1 1SN	- not rated	1,822 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Institute Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL	- not rated	2,318 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colchester High School Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD	- not rated	2,194 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE	- not rated	2,373 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Essex Wivenhoe Park , CO4 3SQ	- not rated	2,547 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ	3out of 4	2,853 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB	- not rated	3,044 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Colchester Climbing Project	Unit B, 4 Moorside	290 yd
Charlie's Bar	24 East Street, Colchester	291 yd
The Old Siege House Bar & Brasserie	The Old Siege House, 75 East Street	381 yd
D Village Kitchen	4 Davey Close, Colchester	556 yd
Indian Khana	36 Barrack Street, Colchester	674 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Goat & Boot	The Goat And Boot, 70 East Hill		712 yd
The Foresters Arms	Forresters Arms, 1-2 Castle Road		1,083 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beijing Cantonese Take Away	1 Greenstead Road, Colchester	84 yd
Feel Local Food and Wine ltd	57 East Street, Colchester	247 yd
Rice 'n' Spice	59 East Street, Colchester	262 yd
Happy Wok	25 East Street, Colchester	285 yd
Zara Fish bar	Zara's Fish Bar, 64 Barrack Street	636 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Supermarket	Magdalen Street, Colchester		814 yd
East of England Co-op	90 Wimpole Road, Colchester		858 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
House Of Gain - Strength Gym BROOK STREET BUSINESS CENTRE BROOK STREET BUSINESS CENTRE BROOK STREET	health and fitness suite	524 yd
Paxmans Athletic & Social Club (Closed) Hythe Hill	grass pitches	617 yd
St James C Of E Primary School GUILDFORD ROAD	grass pitches	659 yd
Willow Brook Primary School BARNARDISTON ROAD	grass pitches	969 yd
Unity Academy HICKORY AVENUE	grass pitches	986 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.1%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	71.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	88.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.