| Postcode | CO2 0LZ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Marks Tey (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
School Lane (S)
Lower Road (S)
Lower Road (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 20 View |
| Known addresses |
Hillside Cottage, School Hill, Birch
Linden House, School Hill, Birch
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.844481 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.819481 | |
| Easting | 594313 | |
| Northing | 219967 | |
| Grid reference | TL943199 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 349796 5745989 | |
| what3words | palaces.visits.unfocused | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic slobbery unmixed | |
| Plus code | 9F32RRV9+QQ | |
| Altitude | 34 metres (112 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:13 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:10 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7 KMs (4.3 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 | 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) | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00109934 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C1 | |
| 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 | £310,541 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden House, School Hill, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £450,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2016 | £385,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £318,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2015 | £275,000 | |
| Hillside Cottage, School Hill, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Apr 1999 | £59,995 |