| Postcode | CO2 0NP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Marks Tey (6 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hare and Hounds (N)
Layer Breton Heath (N)
Layer Breton Heath (W)
Mill Lane (S)
Mill Lane (N)
Church (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
2 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
3 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
4 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
6 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.834737 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.819599 | |
| Easting | 594363 | |
| Northing | 218884 | |
| Grid reference | TL943188 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 349772 5744905 | |
| what3words | leave.fabric.shadow | |
| Plus code | 9F32RRM9+VR | |
| Altitude | 54 metres (179 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 4:55 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:11 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.9 KMs (3.7 miles) |
| Parish | Birch | E04003980 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Marks Tey and Layer | E05010832 |
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 |
| County Electoral Division | Stanway and Pyefleet | E58000460 |
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 |
| County | Essex | E10000012 |
| Constituency (2024) | Witham | E14001590 |
| MP | Priti Patel | Conservative |
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | June 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Layer Breton | E63011354 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00109932 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00109932 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 019B | E01021644 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 019B | E01021644 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East | E02004524 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East | E02004524 |
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 |
| Average property price in Colchester | £307,302 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.8% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2020 | £312,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2008 | £178,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £50,000 | |
| 2 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £274,995 |
| 4 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £239,995 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2004 | £120,000 | |
| 1 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2004 | £80,000 |
| 5 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £87,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £71,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £51,500 | |
| 6 Birches Cottages, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2000 | £75,000 |