Parson's Heath

Colchester · East of England · population 14,264 · 9 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Parson's Heath sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,426 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 21 in Colchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (80) and lowest on Education (34). Typical homes here, about £325,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 184 sales), in line with the wider Colchester median of £330,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 50 · #3,391
Employment 46 · #3,700
Education 34 · #4,488
Health 38 · #4,269
Crime 43 · #3,892
Housing & access 59 · #2,781
Living environment 80 · #1,390

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +8.3% yr · n=184
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000184+8.3%+27.5%
Detached£400,00071+1.3%+23.1%
Semi-detached£322,25066+9.2%+26.1%
Terraced£251,00034-0.6%+15.7%
Flat£172,50013+4.5%+22.3%
This area£325,000
Colchester£330,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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