| Postcode | CO2 0PG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Marks Tey (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Hare and Hounds (S) Mill Lane (S) Mill Lane (N) Layer Breton Heath (N) Layer Breton Heath (W) School Lane (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | Birch Cottage, Hollington Grove, Birch Mill Cottage, Hollington Grove, Birch 1 Hollington Grove, Birch 2 Hollington Grove, Birch 3 Hollington Grove, Birch 4 Hollington Grove, Birch | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.835731 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.818731 | |
| Easting | 594299 | |
| Northing | 218992 | |
| Grid reference | TL942189 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 349715 5745017 | |
| what3words | appealing.pixies.meatballs | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic sixth upriver | |
| Plus code | 9F32RRP9+7F | |
| Altitude | 54 metres (177 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.1 KMs (3.8 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 | December 1996 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| 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 | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Cottage, Hollington Grove, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2009 | £175,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £235,000 | |
| 2 Hollington Grove, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £306,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1997 | £130,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £120,000 | |
| 1 Hollington Grove, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Nov 1998 | £138,600 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £29,000 | |
| 4 Hollington Grove, Birch | New build detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £108,000 | 
| 3 Hollington Grove, Birch | New build detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £110,000 | 
| Birch Cottage, Hollington Grove, Birch | Detached (freehold) | Jul 1995 | £82,500 |