Is Coopers Lane in Colchester a nice place to live?

Coopers Lane is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Coopers Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Coopers Lane is located in the Rural North ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.950395, 0.992817
Grid Ref TM057322
Suburb Dedham
Constituency Harwich and North Essex
Postcodes CO7 6AX, CO7 6AZ

House Prices

The average house price in Coopers Lane is 65.37% higher than the rest of Colchester. The last sale we have on record is THE WATCH HOUSE Coopers Lane, that sold for £819,000. The average house price in Colchester is £283,610 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Coopers Lane

Date No. Type Price
15/10/2021 THE WATCH HOUSE Detached £819,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Coopers Lane, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Coopers Lane during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Coopers Lane and compared that to the average for the Rural North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Coopers Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rural North ward

Social economic statistics for Coopers Lane

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Coopers Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Coopers Lane is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Coopers Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Coopers Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Coopers Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Coopers Lane are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Coopers Lane are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Coopers Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Coopers Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Coopers Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Coopers Lane.

Unemployment in Coopers Lane

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.86% of Coopers Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Coopers Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Coopers Lane. The proportion of retirees on Coopers Lane is 15.35% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.95% of Coopers Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Coopers Lane

The proportion of home owners on Coopers Lane is 8.4% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.6% of properties in Coopers Lane are private rented and 16% are social rented.
70.4% of residents of Coopers Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Coopers Lane residents

The proportion if Coopers Lane residents born in the UK is 12.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.44% of Coopers Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.56% of Coopers Lane residents were born in the UK

Coopers Lane Summary

Coopers Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Coopers Lane maybe difficult.

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