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

New Town and Christ Church

Ward · E05010835

Ward
New Town and Christ Church
Council
Colchester
County
Essex
Region
East of England
Country
England
Constituency
Colchester
Police
Essex

House prices

£819k£410k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £780k +20% +643% +84%
Semi-detached £329k -3.8% +418% +18%
Terraced £248k -1.0% +504% +0%
Flat £198k +5.5% +466% -17%

Median sale prices in New Town and Christ Church from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Colchester Prep & High School 0.4 mi Non-sel 61.0 65%
Colchester Royal Grammar School 0.5 mi Selective 82.1 100%
The Thomas Lord Audley School 0.9 mi Non-sel 42.3 42%

Rents

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

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

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

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
THE COLTE PARTNERSHIP GP practice 0.2 mi
CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 0.2 mi
ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.7 mi
BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES GP practice 0.5 mi
EWMHS NE ESSEX GP practice 0.8 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Colchester City Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Colchester Town Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Colchester Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi
Colchester Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi
Colchester Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

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%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 New Town and Christ Church
average (lo–hi)
Overall51% (11–95)
Income49% (15–95)
Employment54% (20–97)
Education60% (17–98)
Health51% (7–90)
Crime32% (1–77)
Housing & services77% (25–98)
Living environment24% (5–48)

Your MP

Pam Cox MP

Labour

Colchester

pam.cox.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.pamcox.co.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.01 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.1 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Barrack Block A, Royal Artillery Barracks (also Known as Le Cateau Barracks) II 0.1 mi
Former Sergeant's Mess, Royal Artillery Barracks (also Known as Le Cateau Barracks) II 0.1 mi
Former School Room, Royal Artillery Barracks (also Known as Le Cateau Barracks) II 0.2 mi
Former Officers' Quarters, Royal Artillery Barracks (also Known as Le Cateau Barracks) II 0.3 mi
Former Riding School, Calvary Barracks II 0.2 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

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

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 12
NO₂ 12
NOₓ 16

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 2
Killed/serious 2
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

We don't have traffic data for England yet.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Brightlingsea 11.0 mi
West Mersea 9.2 mi
Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary 10.9 mi
Jaywick 16.1 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,443

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 20.0%
Aged 16–64 69.2%
Aged 65+ 10.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 85.3%
Asian 5.2%
Black 3.0%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 2.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 54.0%
Social rented 9.3%
Private rented 36.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 4.8%
Semi-detached 22.3%
Terraced 30.0%
Flat / maisonette 41.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 25.8%
1 car or van 49.4%
2+ cars or vans 24.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 74.2%
Unemployed 2.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 9.7%
Degree or above 43.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

We don't have health data for England yet.