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Affluence in CO15

How CO15 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Tendring
Region
East of England
Population
50,105 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CO15 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, CO15 scores 2.5 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (1.8 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.5/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 29 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills1.8
  • Health and disability2.1
  • Employment2.2
  • Children in low-income families2.6
  • Barriers to housing and services3.1
  • Income3.3
  • Crime3.6
  • Older people in low-income households4.7
  • Living environment5.5
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£37,717
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
6%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

40.3% of adults in CO15 are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 36.4% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

CO15England
Employee, full-time21.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student3.7%7.9%
Retired36.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled7.2%4.1%
Other3.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20% of adults in CO15 work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

CO15England
Higher managerial & professional5.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional14.6%19.9%
Intermediate11.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7%5.3%
Semi-routine18.4%11.3%
Routine14.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.2%8.5%
Full-time students3.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

15.9% of adults in CO15 hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 32% have no qualifications.

CO15England
Degree level or above15.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C13.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications32%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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