| Postcode | CO1 2BW | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Lookers Garage (SE) Sportsman's Club (E) Sportsman's Club (W) Military Road (SE) Military Road (NW) Garrison Church (NW) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.884014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.907541 | |
| Easting | 600202 | |
| Northing | 224601 | |
| Grid reference | TM002246 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 355988 5750207 | |
| what3words | give.proper.tiger | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty stucco target | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWM5+J2 | |
| Altitude | 33 metres (107 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.3 KMs (3.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | New Town and Christ Church | E05010835 | 
| 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | July 1995 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| 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) | E00188144 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 011H | E01035162 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 011D | E01021686 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | New Town & Hythe | E02004516 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | New Town & Hythe | E02004516 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |