Old Barn Road, Colchester, Essex

Old Barn Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Old Barn Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Old Barn Road is located in the Rural North ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.958587, 0.779082
Grid Ref TL910325
Constituency Harwich and North Essex
Postcodes CO8 5AH

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Old Barn Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Old Barn Road, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Old Barn Road during July 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 Old Barn Road and compared that to the average for the Rural North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Old Barn Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rural North ward

Social economic statistics for Old Barn Road

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 Old Barn Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Old Barn Road 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 Old Barn Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Old Barn Road 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 Old Barn Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Old Barn Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Old Barn Road are in the top 30% 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 Old Barn Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Old Barn Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Old Barn Road

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

Unemployment in Old Barn Road

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.
1.62% of Old Barn Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Barn Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Barn Road. The proportion of retirees on Old Barn Road is 5.72% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.32% of Old Barn Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Barn Road

The proportion of home owners on Old Barn Road is 27.89% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.62% of properties in Old Barn Road are private rented and 4.49% are social rented.
89.89% of residents of Old Barn Road own their home

Country of Birth of Old Barn Road residents

The proportion if Old Barn Road residents born in the UK is 10.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.91% of Old Barn Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.09% of Old Barn Road residents were born in the UK

Old Barn Road Summary

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

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