| Postcode | CO2 8BH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Hythe (Essex) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Avignon Close (W) Unity Close (E) Unity Close (W) Churchill Way (SW) Canwick Grove (E) Canwick Grove (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 69 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 4 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 5 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 6 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 7 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 9 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 10 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 11 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 13 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 15 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 16 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 17 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 18 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 19 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 21 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 23 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 25 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 26 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 28 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 29 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 30 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 31 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 33 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 36 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 37 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 38 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 39 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 40 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 41 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 42 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 43 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 43A Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 44 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 46 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 49 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 53 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 55 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 58 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 60 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 61 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 62 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 63 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 65 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 71 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 73 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester 75 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.873335 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.918213 | |
| Easting | 600984 | |
| Northing | 223443 | |
| Grid reference | TM009234 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356688 5748998 | |
| what3words | tasty.flies.payer | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty step unbolted | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWF9+87 | |
| Altitude | 25 metres (82 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4 KMs (2.5 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 | February 1990 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 163 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 61 | |
| 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) | E00110042 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £325,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2020 | £279,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2005 | £149,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £59,500 | |
| 19 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2025 | £405,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2021 | £350,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 1997 | £81,000 | |
| 36 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2024 | £350,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £280,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2016 | £265,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £195,000 | |
| 43A Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2023 | £405,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £245,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2000 | £132,500 | |
| 75 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £500,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £375,000 | |
| 73 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £440,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £265,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £220,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1996 | £87,000 | |
| 17 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £400,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2017 | £325,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2001 | £129,950 | |
| 44 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £373,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 2019 | £297,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £310,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2005 | £186,125 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1997 | £74,000 | |
| 61 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £380,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £335,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2011 | £235,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2005 | £211,000 | |
| 49 Mountbatten Drive, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £345,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2001 | £152,995 |