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CO1 2ZT

New Town and Christ Church

Colchester

Overview

Postcode CO1 2ZT is located in an urban city, within the New Town and Christ Church ward of Colchester in the East of England region , and forms part of the New Town & Hythe area. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 142.1 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in New Town & Hythe is £43,900 per year. The nearest station is Colchester Town located about 0.1 miles away. There are 7 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 3 parks nearby, closest medium park is Castle Park.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
142
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
44%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

9/10

New Town & Hythe has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 5,142 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 16% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

9/10

New Town & Hythe has a very high crime rate, with approximately 142.1 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

44%

Approximately 44.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 15.7% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

4/10

The average income of residents in New Town & Hythe is £43,900 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 52 ft away from CO1 2ZT.

Flood risk

No risk

New Town & Hythe near CO1 2ZT has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Colchester Town located about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.1 mi

Colchester Town

N/A

0.9 mi

Hythe (Essex)

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miCastle ParkMedium
0.6 miLower Castle ParkMedium
0.2 miSt Botolph's Priory GroundsSmall

Schools

In the CO1 2ZT postcode area, located within New Town & Hythe, there are 7 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimarySt Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter

Outstanding

0.4 miPrimarySt John's Green Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.4 miPrimarySt. George's SchoolCommunity school

Good