Colchester
7 datasets are currently published for Colchester. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Colchester compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 178th of 361 (19.2 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 140th of 318 (£306,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Colchester: 3,855, July 2026 (+1.4% year on year, from 3,800). 3,855 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,190, 57%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (850). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 6% higher (850). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Colchester: 3,860, July 2026 (+1.6% year on year, from 3,800). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Colchester: 95.3, June 2026 (-0.2% year on year, from 95.5). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Colchester: £306,000, Q2 2026 (-1.6% year on year, from £311,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Colchester: 17, Q1 2026 (+13.3% year on year, from 15). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Colchester: 201,163, 2025 (+0.7% year on year, from 199,730). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Colchester: 321, 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 322). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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