Is CO7 8RE a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

CO7 8RE is a postcode in Alresford & Elmstead, Tendring, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO7 8RE, then scores the surrounding small area 44/100 - bottom 29% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO7 8RE are property market signals and schools and education, while housing 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 CO7 8RE is based on Tendring 018 Census 2021. It covers 8,243 residents, 265 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 56, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 67% owner-occupied, 28% privately rented, 6% 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 3/10.

For property prices near CO7 8RE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO7 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £353k from 68 rolling sales, up 10.2% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CO7 8RE 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.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CO7 8RE; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.