Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CO2 8BT has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	52.2%	47.4%	-4.8%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	47.8%	52.6%	4.8%	49.0%	3.6%

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 8BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54% 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	46.6%	54%	7.4%	37.9%	16.1%
Married: Opposite sex	31%	26.7%	-4.3%	44.2%	-17.5%
Separated	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	15.5%	15.3%	-0.2%	9.1%	6.2%
Widowed	3.4%	0.6%	-2.8%	6.1%	-5.5%

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	42%	34.5%	-7.5%	48.4%	-13.9%
Good health	44.9%	42.2%	-2.7%	33.6%	8.6%
Fair health	9.8%	18.9%	9.1%	12.7%	6.2%
Bad health	2.4%	3.9%	1.5%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	23%	19.8%	-3.2%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22.4%	9%	-13.4%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	12.4%	-5.4%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	5.6%	2.2%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	19.2%	4.8%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	31.6%	16.1%	33.8%	-2.2%
Other	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	0.5%	4.3%	3.8%	2.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	97.1%	92.3%	-4.8%	81.4%	10.9%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90% 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	92.2%	90%	-2.2%	83.2%	6.8%
European Union	3.9%	5.7%	1.8%	6.1%	-0.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.5%	2.9%	2.4%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	5.6%	-5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.2%	90.9%	-1.3%	83.2%	7.7%
10+ Years	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	9.8%	-6.0%
5-10 Years	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	2%	1%	-1.0%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	19%	13.5%	5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.4%	37.2%	10.2%
Christian	38.9%	46.2%	-7.3%
Jewish	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Cavendish Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cavendish Avenue was 5.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 94.6% lower than the Berechurch average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Cavendish Avenue has the lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch and the 10th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -86.2%.

🔎 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. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in CO2 8BT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 6/10 (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 Cavendish Avenue are based on 183 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 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO2 8BT

Average Price
£280,652

Semi-Detached
£280,750

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£278,101

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cavendish Avenue

Average Price
£262,812

Semi-Detached
£268,375

Terraced
£262,426

Detached
£318,112

Flats/Maisonettes
£123,309

Other
£284,244

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cavendish AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
100 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2026-01-30	£160,165
90 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£410,000	2025-11-07	£406,653
102 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2025-07-25	£329,661
112 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£267,000	2021-11-04	£278,977
88 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£268,000	2021-07-16	£303,608

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CO2 8BT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	16
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	7
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kendall Church of England Primary School Recreation Road , CO1 2HH	- not rated	465 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Old Heath Community Primary School Old Heath Road , CO2 8DD	3out of 4	758 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St. George's School Canterbury Road , CO2 7RU	3out of 4	1,048 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Infant School and Nursery Barrington Road , CO2 7RW	- not rated	1,048 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School School Road , Monkwick CO2 8NN	- not rated	1,327 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ	- not rated	1,429 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Academy Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL	3out of 4	2,844 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Charles Lucas Arts College Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL	- not rated	2,844 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School Lexden Road , CO3 3ND	- not rated	2,869 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	2,742 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill , CO1 1SN	- not rated	2,743 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Institute Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL	- not rated	3,289 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WoodGrove Donyland House , 45 Harsnett Road CO1 2HS	- not rated	926 yd	Other independent special school	No	Boys	More About School
The Ramparts Christian School C.O.22 Tipett Close Tippett Close , CO4 3UJ	- not rated	1,630 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Donylands Lodge Education Unit Fingringhoe Road , Rowhedge CO5 7JL	- not rated	1,812 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
University of Essex Wivenhoe Park , CO4 3SQ	- not rated	1,856 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Convent School 48 Priory Street , CO1 2QB	- not rated	1,905 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bakeoffee	211 Old Heath Road, Colchester	368 yd
The Eat Inn Diner	6 Grange Way, Colchester	772 yd
Bourne and Bread	26 Bourne Road, Colchester	815 yd
St Stephen's Church Centre	Church Hall, St Stephens Church	883 yd
Soleil	Unit 1, 18 The Willows	915 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Royal Mortar	120 Military Road, Colchester		994 yd
The Silver Oyster	Queen Elizabeth Way, Colchester		1,027 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Momosh food to go	Abbots Activity Centre, 39 Ladbrook Drive	698 yd
China City	2A Bourne Road, Colchester	869 yd
Sullivans Essex Ltd	30 Fingringhoe Road, Colchester	1,071 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
East of England Co-op	193 Old Heath Road, Colchester	308 yd
Lidi	Lidl Supermarket, 118 Abbots Road	397 yd
UniMart Asian Supermarket	Flat 1, Flats 1 to 117	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Colchester) HEATH HOUSE HEATH HOUSE GRANGE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	504 yd
Old Heath Recreation Ground OLD HEATH ROAD	grass pitches	799 yd
Anytime Fitness (Colchester East) TECHNOLOGY HOUSE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE HAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	895 yd
St George'S New Town Junior School CANTERBURY ROAD	grass pitches	1,049 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	64.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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