| Postcode | CO1 2BY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Cannon Street (W) Wimpole Road (W) Recreation Ground (SE) Garrison Church (E) Recreation Ground (NW) Port Lane (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View | 
| Known addresses | 79 Wimpole Road, Colchester 89 Wimpole Road, Colchester | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.883634 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.914158 | |
| Easting | 600659 | |
| Northing | 224577 | |
| Grid reference | TM006245 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356442 5750152 | |
| what3words | grit.desire.quick | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty strudel unrigged | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWM7+FM | |
| Altitude | 29 metres (94 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.9 KMs (3.1 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 | |
| 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 | September 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) | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| 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) | E00110148 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 011E | E01021687 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 011E | E01021687 | 
| 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% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Wimpole Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £250,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £260,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £245,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2004 | £185,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2003 | £159,995 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 1998 | £70,000 | |
| 89 Wimpole Road, Colchester | Other (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £1,266,000 |