Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East
Colchester · East of England · population 8,278 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,075 of 6,856 in England
- #273 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 21 in Colchester
- Less deprived (top 40%)
In summary
Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,075 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 21 in Colchester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (87) but weak on Housing & access (10). Typical homes here sold for about £425,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 143 sales), 29% above the wider Colchester median of £330,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £425,000 | 143 | -7.8% | +14.9% |
| Detached | £500,000 | 93 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 33 | -1.2% | +18.0% |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 17 | — | +20.4% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,598 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Colchester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- StanboroughWatford70£497,500
- Thornbury SouthSouth Gloucestershire70£350,000
- Danbury & BicknacreChelmsford70£550,000
- Sprowston CentralBroadland70£281,000
- Driffield West & HuggateEast Riding of Yorkshire70£230,000
- Riddlesden & East MortonBradford70£228,000