| Postcode | CO2 8FA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Hythe (Essex) (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Grange Way (SW)
Network Colchester Depot ()
Old Heath Post Office (S)
Albany Gardens (NW)
Albany Gardens (SE)
Old Heath Post Office (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 24 View |
| Known addresses |
16 Hilltop Close, Colchester
18 Hilltop Close, Colchester
19 Hilltop Close, Colchester
22 Hilltop Close, Colchester
23 Hilltop Close, Colchester
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.875811 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.926772 | |
| Easting | 601562 | |
| Northing | 223742 | |
| Grid reference | TM015237 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 357285 5749257 | |
| what3words | reason.volunteered.pencil | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majesty stinger velvet | |
| Plus code | 9F32VWGG+8P | |
| Altitude | 23 metres (76 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:18 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:06 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.7 KMs (2.3 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 | July 1995 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 77 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 23 | |
| 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) | E00176447 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 016C | E01021664 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 016C | E01021664 |
| 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 | £310,541 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Hilltop Close, Colchester | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £272,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £165,000 | |
| 16 Hilltop Close, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2007 | £152,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £99,995 | |
| 18 Hilltop Close, Colchester | Other (freehold) | Sep 2006 | £132,000 |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Sep 2006 | £132,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Dec 1997 | £23,500 | |
| 23 Hilltop Close, Colchester | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2006 | £145,000 |
| 22 Hilltop Close, Colchester | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2006 | £143,000 |