| Postcode | CO1 1YG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Angel Court (E) Queen Street (SW) Greyfriars (W) Osborne Street (NW) Greyfriars (E) Stanwell Street (S) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.890632 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.90214 | |
| Easting | 599801 | |
| Northing | 225322 | |
| Grid reference | TL998253 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 355637 5750954 | |
| what3words | leap.glitz.jukebox | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty subtly unplanted | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWR2+7V | |
| Altitude | 28 metres (93 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.1 KMs (3.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Castle | E05010828 | 
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 | 
| County Electoral Division | Abbey | E58000402 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Colchester | E14001176 | 
| MP | Pam Cox | Labour | 
| 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 1983 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | April 2018 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Colchester | E63011220 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00109958 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 007F | E01035157 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 007D | E01021649 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Central Colchester | E02004512 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Central Colchester | E02004512 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |