Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, CO2 8GL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CO2 8GL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	55.1%	1.0%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	45.9%	44.9%	-1.0%	49.0%	-4.1%

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 8GL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 97.7% 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	94%	97.7%	3.7%	37.9%	59.8%
Married: Opposite sex	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	44.2%	-42.1%
Separated	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	9.1%	-8.9%

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 (90.8%) 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	63.9%	56.1%	-7.8%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	32.2%	34.7%	2.5%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	3.5%	7.3%	3.8%	12.7%	-5.4%
Bad health	0.1%	1.9%	1.8%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	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.

In the area around CO2 8GL this area, 4.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.2%	4.2%	2.0%	18.2%	-14.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.4%	1.5%	-4.9%	9.6%	-8.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	8.3%	-2.8%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	32.5%	49.8%	17.3%	16.9%	32.9%
Degree or Similar	32.5%	31.3%	-1.2%	33.8%	-2.5%
Other	14.8%	3.4%	-11.4%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.8% 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	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	15.5%	14.1%	-1.4%	0.7%	13.4%
Indian	3.6%	6.2%	2.6%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	6.3%	3.6%	-2.7%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	10.3%	19.7%	9.4%	2.5%	17.2%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
White	48.8%	36.8%	-12.0%	81.4%	-44.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.1%	0%	-0.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	38.6%	38.5%	-0.1%	83.2%	-44.7%
European Union	16.4%	16.2%	-0.2%	6.1%	10.1%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	8.6%	9.6%	1.0%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	28.9%	25.8%	-3.1%	5.6%	20.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	6%	3.2%	1.3%	4.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 8.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	38%	38.6%	0.6%	83.2%	-44.6%
10+ Years	43.2%	8.7%	-34.5%	9.8%	-1.1%
5-10 Years	11.5%	4.7%	-6.8%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	2.8%	43.9%	41.1%	1.9%	42.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.6%	76.7%	-29.1%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	6.4%	1.5%	4.9%
Turkey	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4%	0.3%	3.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	11.1%	0.3%	10.8%
Southern Asia	6.2%	1.2%	5.0%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Central Asia	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	2.4%	13.5%	-11.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.4%	37.2%	-0.8%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	4.5%	1.7%	2.8%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	12.8%	6.0%	6.8%

Safety

Is Ballantyne Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ballantyne Drive was 47.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.6% lower than the Greenstead average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Ballantyne Drive has the 25th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead and the 276th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 27.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CO2 8GL, 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Ballantyne Drive are based on 87 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 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, CO2 8GL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO2 8GL

Average Price
£192,433

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£195,475

Other
£131,577

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ballantyne Drive

Average Price
£200,862

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£334,806

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£198,570

Other
£230,154

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ballantyne DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-06-25	£185,200
10 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-12-06	£132,420
24 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-10-03	£178,264
22 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-11-26	£182,628
24 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2018-08-24	£183,541

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CO2 8GL

Employment

CO2 8GL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in CO2 8GL 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

Student (economically inactive)	391
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	113
Full-Time Employee	17
Other	3
Part-Time Employee	2
Looking after home or family	2
Retired	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Self-Employed	1
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Education	50
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	11
Information and communication	9
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kendall Church of England Primary School Recreation Road , CO1 2HH	3out of 4	699 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Unity Primary Academy Hickory Avenue , Greenstead CO4 3QJ	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Heath Community Primary School Old Heath Road , CO2 8DD	3out of 4	1,171 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St. George's School Canterbury Road , CO2 7RU	3out of 4	1,625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Priory Street , CO1 2QB	4out of 4	2,004 yd	Academy converter	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	1,924 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ	3out of 4	2,439 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School Lexden Road , CO3 3ND	4out of 4	3,357 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Helena School Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE	3out of 4	3,659 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College Norman Way , CO3 3US	3out of 4	4,183 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	2,996 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Institute Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL	- not rated	3,551 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Essex Wivenhoe Park , CO4 3SQ	- not rated	1,132 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester High School Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD	- not rated	3,112 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE	- not rated	3,325 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ	3out of 4	3,917 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB	- not rated	4,020 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
Subway	28 Lightship Way, Colchester	86 yd
Pizza Night Plus	2 Lightship Way, Colchester	135 yd
Bambu	95 Quayside Drive, Colchester	154 yd
Bambu Vietnamese	Bambu, 95 Quayside Drive	154 yd
The Race Cafe	Colchester Kawasaki Ltd, 6 Commerce Way	511 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Domino's Pizza	30 Lightship Way, Colchester		18 yd
Food sooo Good	Food Sooo Good, 91 Hythe Hill		789 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
UniMart Asian Supermarket	Flat 1, Flats 1 to 117	75 yd
East of England Co-op	193 Old Heath Road, Colchester	884 yd
One Stop	24-26 Hunwicke Road, Colchester	1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Colchester East) TECHNOLOGY HOUSE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE HAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	199 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Colchester) HEATH HOUSE HEATH HOUSE GRANGE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	794 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	37.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	36.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	40 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	40 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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