Flagstaff Road, Colchester, CO2 7NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CO2 7NP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.1%	49.1%	1.0%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	51.9%	50.9%	-1.0%	49.0%	1.9%

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 CO2 7NP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.5% 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	55.5%	49.5%	-6.0%	37.9%	11.6%
Married: Opposite sex	18.2%	32.5%	14.3%	44.2%	-11.7%
Separated	4.1%	2.4%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	18.2%	9.4%	-8.8%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	4.1%	6.3%	2.2%	6.1%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.4%	48.7%	7.3%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	36.9%	35.3%	-1.6%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	14.9%	12.9%	-2.0%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	4.9%	2.9%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	25.9%	16.9%	-9.0%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	7.7%	-9.1%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	11.9%	-2.6%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	16.9%	8.3%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	25.9%	42.3%	16.4%	33.8%	8.5%
Other	6.4%	2.1%	-4.3%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0.4%	4.6%	4.2%	0.7%	3.9%
Indian	0%	2%	2.0%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	0.4%	5.7%	5.3%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	0%	4%	4.0%	2.5%	1.5%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
White	93.7%	71.6%	-22.1%	81.4%	-9.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	7%	7.0%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.7%	73%	-14.7%	83.2%	-10.2%
European Union	8.2%	6.4%	-1.8%	6.1%	0.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	17.1%	16.0%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	1.3%	-1.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.7%	73.3%	-14.4%	83.2%	-9.9%
10+ Years	1.1%	9.1%	8.0%	9.8%	-0.7%
5-10 Years	3.7%	7.1%	3.4%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	2.6%	4.4%	1.8%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	6.2%	1.3%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	9.9%	1.2%	8.7%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.6%	37.2%	10.4%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	7.7%	0.5%	7.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	2.9%	6.5%	-3.6%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Flagstaff Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Flagstaff Road was 117.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.8% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Flagstaff Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church and the 134th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 67.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 32.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in CO2 7NP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Flagstaff Road are based on 16 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 Flagstaff Road, Colchester, CO2 7NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO2 7NP

Average Price
£499,843

Semi-Detached
£811,355

Terraced
£626,868

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£184,296

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Flagstaff Road

Average Price
£837,780

Semi-Detached
£786,649

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£434,356

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,469

Other
£8,571,189

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Flagstaff Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Abbey Garden Terrace, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2024-06-05	£573,010
6 Abbey Garden Terrace, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£590,000	2024-04-05	£614,742
4 Abbey Garden Terrace, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2019-03-15	£601,117
5 Abbey Garden Terrace, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£505,000	2018-09-07	£590,996
7 Abbey Garden Terrace, Colchester, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2017-10-12	£617,500

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CO2 7NP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	166
Retired	69
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	30
Unemployed	23
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Education	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	9
Construction	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Green Primary School St John's Green , CO2 7HE	3out of 4	91 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Priory Street , CO1 2QB	4out of 4	848 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton Primary School Constantine Road , CO3 3GB	4out of 4	1,026 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St. George's School Canterbury Road , CO2 7RU	3out of 4	1,033 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Guildford Road , CO1 2RA	1out of 4	1,236 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colchester Royal Grammar School Lexden Road , CO3 3ND	4out of 4	893 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Helena School Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE	3out of 4	1,394 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College Norman Way , CO3 3US	3out of 4	1,767 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls Norman Way , CO3 3US	4out of 4	1,767 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ	3out of 4	2,063 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	711 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Institute Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL	- not rated	1,225 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	644 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE	- not rated	854 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ	3out of 4	1,450 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB	- not rated	1,552 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB	3out of 4	3,378 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Buzz Bingo	48 Osborne Street, Colchester	244 yd
Trattoria Cavalli	45 Osborne Street, Colchester	267 yd
New Chennai Dosa	19 Osborne Street, Colchester	279 yd
Jimmys Snack and Cafe	21A Osborne Street, Colchester	292 yd
ChinaTown Colchester	Chinatown, 24 Osborne Street	303 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Officers Club	25St. Johns Green, Colchester	89 yd
Highways Social Club	Highways Sports Club, 10 Walsingham Road	136 yd
Roberts Club	18 Vineyard Street, Colchester	357 yd
The Silk Road	4 St Botolphs Street, Colchester	365 yd
The Purple Dog	42 Eld Lane, Colchester	367 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Expert Food Brands	EXPERT FOOD BRANDS, 44 Osborne Street	271 yd
Grand Feast Takeaway	20 Osborne Street, Colchester	278 yd
Paragon Fried Chicken	18 Osborne Street, Colchester	281 yd
Oriental House	2 St Botolphs Circus, Colchester	304 yd
The Brewers Arms	31 Osborne Street, Colchester	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Plc	Iceland Foods Limited 25-26 St Johns Walk, St Johns Street	280 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket, 11-14 Priory Walk	512 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 46 Crouch Street West	742 yd
Aldi Supermarket	Magdalen Street, Colchester	904 yd
East of England Co-op	90 Wimpole Road, Colchester	1,024 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Colchester Officers' Club ST. JOHNS GREEN	tennis courts	117 yd
Arena Sports & Leisure Club (Closed) Circular Road East	health and fitness suite	338 yd
The Gym (Colchester) 20-28 20-28 QUEEN STREET	health and fitness suite	457 yd
Colchester Garrison Athletics Stadium ABBEYFIELDS SPORTS FIELD ABBEYFIELDS SPORTS FIELD CIRCULAR ROAD NORTH	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches	551 yd
The Sixth Form College Colchester NORTH HILL	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	821 yd
St George'S New Town Junior School CANTERBURY ROAD	grass pitches	899 yd
Colchester Royal Grammar School LEXDEN ROAD	swimming pool	1,032 yd
Colchester And East Essex Cricket Club Catchpool Road	grass pitches	1,093 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

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