Affluence in CO5 7LA
How CO5 7LA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
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How well off CO5 7LA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CO5 7LA area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment5.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Income9.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50.1% of adults in the CO5 7LA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 34.2% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.9% of adults in the CO5 7LA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
32.5% of adults in the CO5 7LA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 16.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CO5 7LA (Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East) (about 1,172 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.