325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Castle

Ward · E05010828

Ward: Castle
Council: Colchester
County: Essex
Region: East of England
Country: England
Constituency: Colchester
Police: Essex

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£362k	-18%	+391%	-15%
Semi-detached	£320k	+4.9%	+487%	+14%
Terraced	£285k	+5.6%	+526%	+15%
Flat	£172k	-0.2%	+357%	-28%

Schools

Updated Apr 2026

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School	Distance	Admissions	Attainment 8	English & Maths 5+
St Helena School	0.5 mi	Non-sel	46.0	36%
Colchester Prep & High School	0.6 mi	Non-sel	61.0	65%
Colchester Royal Grammar School	0.7 mi	Selective	82.1	100%

Rents

	Yours	Trend	Position
All bedrooms	£1,208
1 bed	£826
2 bed	£1,072
3 bed	£1,311
4+ bed	£1,819

Crime

Reported crimes per month

	Yours	Trend	Position
All crime	1,421
Violence & sexual offences	609
Burglary	50
Anti-social behaviour	102

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
EWMHS NE ESSEX	GP practice	0.2 mi
EAST HILL SURGERY	GP practice	0.5 mi
COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE	GP practice	0.5 mi
BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES	GP practice	0.6 mi
CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	1.5 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Colchester City Rail Station	Rail station	0.6 mi
Colchester Town Rail Station	Rail station	0.6 mi
Colchester Rail Station	Rail station	0.8 mi
Colchester Rail Station	Rail station	1.1 mi
Colchester Rail Station	Rail station	0.9 mi

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

	Yours	Trend	Position
Superfast (30Mbps+)	97.3%
Gigabit	77.8%
Full fibre (FTTP)	41.3%

Mobile coverage

	Yours	Trend	Position
Indoor 4G (all operators)	80.8%
Indoor voice (all)	85.4%
5G outdoor (any)	98.0%

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	Castle average (lo–hi)
Overall		38% (18–71)
Income		42% (26–64)
Employment		43% (20–67)
Education		53% (38–68)
Health		35% (13–68)
Crime		10% (0–37)
Housing & services		69% (49–89)
Living environment		36% (22–54)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

Labour

Colchester

pam.cox.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.pamcox.co.uk

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Castle Park	Park	0.00 mi
Castle Park	Park	0.03 mi
Castle Park	Park	0.03 mi
Castle Park	Park	0.07 mi
Greenspace access point	Play space	0.4 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
3-5, Middle Mill Road	II	0.03 mi
Ryegate Gates and Flank Walls to Castle Park	II	0.03 mi
39 and 40, Maidenburgh Street	II	0.06 mi
33, Maidenburgh Street	II	0.07 mi
31 and 32, Maidenburgh Street	II	0.09 mi

Companies

	Yours	Trend	Position
Active companies	9,207
Total registered	10,011
Dormant	192
New (last year)	1,363
New (last 5 years)	4,532

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	7
PM10	12
NO₂	12
NOₓ	17

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	8
Fatal	0
Serious	2
Killed/serious	2
Pedestrian	1
Cyclist	3

Traffic

We don't have traffic data for England yet.

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	4

Bathing water

Updated Nov 2025

Name	Distance
Brightlingsea	10.5 mi
Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary	10.4 mi
West Mersea	10.2 mi
Friars Meadow, River Stour	15.6 mi
Jaywick	15.7 mi

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	2,188

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	17.4%
Aged 16–64	71.3%
Aged 65+	11.3%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	79.5%
Asian	9.4%
Black	3.6%
Mixed	4.6%
Other	2.9%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	39.6%
Social rented	6.3%
Private rented	53.9%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	6.9%
Semi-detached	20.1%
Terraced	29.3%
Flat / maisonette	40.1%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	30.9%
1 car or van	53.1%
2+ cars or vans	16.0%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	73.5%
Unemployed	4.5%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	13.1%
Degree or above	41.9%

Health

We don't have health data for England yet.