| Postcode | CO2 8AX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Hythe (Essex) (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Abbot's Rd (NW) Grange Way (SW) Old Heath Post Office (NW) Abbot's Rd (SE) School (NE) School (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 26 View | 
| Known addresses | 222 Old Heath Road, Colchester 226 Old Heath Road, Colchester 228 Old Heath Road, Colchester 230 Old Heath Road, Colchester 232 Old Heath Road, Colchester 234 Old Heath Road, Colchester 236 Old Heath Road, Colchester 240 Old Heath Road, Colchester 242 Old Heath Road, Colchester 246 Old Heath Road, Colchester 248 Old Heath Road, Colchester 254 Old Heath Road, Colchester 256 Old Heath Road, Colchester 258 Old Heath Road, Colchester 260 Old Heath Road, Colchester 264 Old Heath Road, Colchester 266 Old Heath Road, Colchester 268 Old Heath Road, Colchester 270 Old Heath Road, Colchester 272 Old Heath Road, Colchester | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.873312 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.924939 | |
| Easting | 601447 | |
| Northing | 223459 | |
| Grid reference | TM014234 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 357151 5748983 | |
| what3words | mild.moves.tape | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty stereo tycoon | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWFF+8X | |
| Altitude | 25 metres (82 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.6 KMs (2.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Old Heath and The Hythe | E05010836 | 
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 | 
| County Electoral Division | Abbey | E58000402 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Harwich and North Essex | E14001273 | 
| MP | Sir Bernard Jenkin | 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) | 58 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 26 | |
| 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) | E00110048 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 016E | E01021666 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 016E | E01021666 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Old Heath & Rowhedge | E02004521 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Old Heath & Rowhedge | E02004521 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 246 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Other (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £20,000 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Aug 2017 | £145,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2005 | £118,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Feb 2001 | £50,000 | |
| 240 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £220,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2003 | £92,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2000 | £70,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 1995 | £46,000 | |
| 230 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £210,000 | 
| 254 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £180,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2003 | £132,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £89,000 | |
| 268 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £240,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2003 | £123,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2002 | £89,500 | |
| 228 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £265,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £160,000 | |
| 222 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £220,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £98,000 | |
| 256 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £202,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2013 | £144,000 | |
| 226 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2019 | £220,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £210,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £155,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2004 | £127,000 | |
| 264 Old Heath Road, Colchester | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2019 | £225,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2003 | £124,995 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 1998 | £50,000 |