| Postcode | CO1 2GA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Cannon Street (W) Wimpole Road (W) Port Lane (W) Brook Street (E) Port Lane (E) Recreation Ground (SE) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.885671 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.915074 | |
| Easting | 600713 | |
| Northing | 224806 | |
| Grid reference | TM007248 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356511 5750376 | |
| what3words | bills.sleeps.vibes | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty stump unwed | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWP8+72 | |
| Altitude | 20 metres (67 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.1 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1996 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | November 2000 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) | 
| 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) | E00188156 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 011G | E01035161 | 
| 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% |