Area Information for Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS

Summary Back to Top

Low Road in Harwich is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Dovercourt All Saints ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Harwich and North Essex. This page combines information for the address Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of CO12 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for CO12 3TS.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Tendring
Ward Dovercourt All Saints
Constituency Harwich and North Essex * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS:

St. Denis Close, Harwich, CO12 3SX
Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TT
Keynes Way, Harwich, CO12 3UA
St. Edmunds Close, Harwich, CO12 3SW
Nightingale Close, Harwich, CO12 3UB
Louvain Road, Harwich, CO12 3SD

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about CO12 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (47 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 47 property sales in Low Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 83
Semi-Detached 37
Terraced 0
Flat (Purpose-Built) 1
Flat (Converted) 0
Caravan/Park/Temporary 78
Total 199
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 164
Owned with Mortgage 16
Shared Ownership 1
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 12
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 198

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 82
Two People 101
Three People 13
Four People 1
Five People 0
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 198

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Low Road, Harwich consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 82
Family Household 114
Other Household 4
Total 200

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 43
Deprived In One Dimension 97
Deprived In Two Dimensions 51
Deprived In Three Dimensions 6
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 198

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Harwich and North Essex constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 45% male.

Gender
Male 161
Female 197
Total 358

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. The area around CO12 3TS has a very large concentration of residents that are aged 65+ (at 65% of the resident population). This is most commonly seen in rural and small-town areas, and areas of natural beauty that appeal to an older demographic.

This type of distribution is also seen in areas that contain large retirement complexes and care homes.

Age Groups
0-4 2
5-9 2
10-14 5
15-19 4
20-24 3
25-29 6
30-34 3
35-39 6
40-44 3
45-49 11
50-54 14
55-59 33
60-64 31
65-69 32
70-74 58
75-79 57
80-84 46
85+ 40
Total 356

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

In the immediate vicinity of CO12 3TS the number widowed residents is high - 21% of the area's population. This may be indicative of an older population, and these areas often contain more women than men as a result.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 33
Married 196
Separated 11
Divorced 33
Widowed 76
Total 349

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Dovercourt All Saints ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (64%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

Health
Very Good 80
Good 148
Fair 90
Bad 27
Very Bad 13
Total 358

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Low Road and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 42% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 36
Apprenticeship 20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 48
No GCSEs or Equivalent 147
Other 22
Total 349

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Low Road, Harwich) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 100% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 357
Other 1
Total 358

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 345
European Union 5
Africa 4
Middle East and Asia 4
Total 358

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 345
10+ Years 11
5-10 Years 1
2-5 Years 1
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 358

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CO12 3TS.

Passport(s) Held
None 82
United Kingdom 272
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 3
Rest of Europe 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 79
Christian 249
Buddhist 2
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 28
Total 358

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Dovercourt All Saints ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 66% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 35
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 29
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 18
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 2
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 2
Retired 229
Looking After Home or Family 8
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 16
Other 4
Total 346

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 9
Professional Occupations 12
Associate Professional Occupations 10
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 6
Skilled Trades Occupations 14
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 7
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 10
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 5
Elementary Occupations 15
Total 88

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 33
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 53
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 45
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 36
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 27
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 50
Semi-Routine Occupation 61
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 40
Full-time Student 2
Total 347

Policing and Crime (36) Back to Top

Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS is within the Harwich and Manningtree policing neighbourhood, under the Essex Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 36 crimes were reported within half a mile of CO12 3TS.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 36 crimes committed near Low Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Harwich and Manningtree
34 Harwich Road
Lawford
Manningtree
CO11 2LS
Force Website: https://www.essex.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to CO12 3TS. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CO12 3TS.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest railway station is Dovercourt, approximately 1.3 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Dovercourt 1.3 miles
Harwich International 1.5 miles
Harwich Town 1.7 miles
Wrabness 3.8 miles
Trimley 4.4 miles
Felixstowe 4.8 miles
Walton-on-the-Naze 5.5 miles
Kirby Cross 6.1 miles
Frinton-on-Sea 6.1 miles
Thorpe-le-Soken 6.8 miles
Mistley 7.7 miles
Weeley 7.9 miles
Derby Road (Ipswich) 9.2 miles
Manningtree 9.2 miles
Great Bentley 9.7 miles
Ipswich 9.9 miles
Clacton-on-Sea 11 miles
Westerfield 12 miles
Woodbridge 12 miles
Alresford (Essex) 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, approximately half a mile away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 6 closest secondary schools to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is Harwich and Dovercourt High School, approximately 500 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Harwich and Dovercourt High School 500 yards
    
Felixstowe School 4.5 miles
    
Felixstowe International College 5.5 miles  
Tendring Technology College 5.7 miles
    
Ipswich High School 6 miles  
Holbrook Academy 6.2 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is Mayflower Medical Centre, approximately 0.5 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is Clearsprings Dental Practice, approximately < 50 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest hospitals to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is Fryatt Hospital, Harwich, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Fryatt Hospital, Harwich 0.5 miles
Felixstowe Hospital 4.9 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS. The nearest is Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, approximately 1.2 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in CO12 3TS

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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