| Postcode | CO2 9HL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Iceni Way (SE) 
John Kent Avenue (SW) 
John Kent Avenue (NE) 
Alderman Blaxhill School (SW) 
Alderman Blaxhill School (NE) 
Layer Road (S) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 3 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.870986 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.873007 | |
| Easting | 597883 | |
| Northing | 223058 | |
| Grid reference | TL978230 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 353569 5748827 | |
| what3words | fresh.funded.decks | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic steadier tabasco | |
| Plus code | 9F32VVCF+96 | |
| Altitude | 37 metres (123 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.6 KMs (4.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Shrub End | E05010840 | 
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 | 
| County Electoral Division | Maypole | E58000443 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Colchester | E14001176 | 
| MP | Pam Cox | Labour | 
| 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 | 
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| 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) | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| 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) | E00110293 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 015A | E01021711 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 015A | E01021711 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Shrub End | E02004520 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Shrub End | E02004520 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,541 | 
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| Annual change | 0.4% |