CO4 9RD Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

CO4 9RD is a postcode in Highwoods, Colchester, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO4 9RD, then scores the surrounding small area 48/100 - bottom 37% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO4 9RD are jobs and housing, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CO4 9RD is based on Colchester 002 Census 2021. It covers 9,698 residents, 2,858 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 37, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 58% owner-occupied, 27% privately rented, 14% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near CO4 9RD, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO4 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £350k from 95 rolling sales, up 9.4% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near CO4 9RD can compare 8 state schools within one mile, including 8 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

Near CO4 9RD, LocaleIQ matches 12 kids clubs or activities, including holiday clubs (2), sports (2), dance (1), 7 other local activities. Closest examples include Dancing with Dementia Highwoods (at Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester CO4 9SR, UK, ages 1-100, 456 m) and Highwoods Parkrun (at Chanterelle, Highwoods, Colchester CO4 9RY, UK, ages 1-99, 684 m). 4 listed as free; 2 holiday-club or holiday-activity options; 12 with booking/provider links. Check the provider page before attending.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CO4 9RD by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around CO4 9RD is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 7 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.