| Postcode | CO2 0NL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Marks Tey (6 km) |
| Bus stops |
Mill Lane (N)
Hare and Hounds (S)
Hare and Hounds (N)
Layer Breton Heath (N)
Layer Breton Heath (W)
School Lane (S)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 22 View |
| Known addresses |
Anita Villa, Birch Street, Birch
Bay Cottage, 3 Hollington Row, Birch
East Moorings, Birch Street, Birch
Laurel Cottage, Birch Street, Birch
Rosemerryn, Birch Street, Birch
Rowan House, Birch Street, Birch
The Surgery, Birch Street, Birch
3 Hollington Row, Birch
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.835709 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.820021 | |
| Easting | 594388 | |
| Northing | 218993 | |
| Grid reference | TL943189 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 349804 5745012 | |
| what3words | mergers.arise.massaging | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic sixties unsubtle | |
| Plus code | 9F32RRPC+72 | |
| Altitude | 54 metres (176 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:15 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:09 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6 KMs (3.7 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) | 34 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 14 | |
| 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 village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Layer Breton | E63011354 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00109932 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan House, Birch Street, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2025 | £500,000 |
| The Surgery, Birch Street, Birch | Other (freehold) | Aug 2018 | £305,000 |
| Anita Villa, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £250,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2009 | £190,000 | |
| Bay Cottage, 3 Hollington Row, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £235,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2000 | £86,500 | |
| Rosemerryn, Birch Street, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £318,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £199,995 | |
| Laurel Cottage, Birch Street, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £185,000 |
| East Moorings, Birch Street, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Feb 1996 | £115,750 |
| 3 Hollington Row, Birch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1995 | £54,000 |