| Postcode | CO3 3AD | 
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| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Head Street (N) 
Police Station (NE) 
Maldon Road (NE) 
High Street (E) 
Essex County Hospital (E) 
St John's Street (W) 
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| Number of UPRNs | 3 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
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| Businesses | 
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| Latitude | 51.888185 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.894119 | |
| Easting | 599260 | |
| Northing | 225028 | |
| Grid reference | TL992250 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 355077 5750697 | |
| what3words | again.bared.love | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic subsector trench | |
| Plus code | 9F32VVQV+7J | |
| Altitude | 34 metres (112 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.3 KMs (3.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Castle | E05010828 | 
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 | 
| County Electoral Division | Abbey | E58000402 | 
| 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 | 
| 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) | E00188168 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 007G | E01035158 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 007D | E01021649 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Central Colchester | E02004512 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Central Colchester | E02004512 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,541 | 
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| Annual change | 0.4% |