| Postcode | CO3 4AQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hills Crescent (NW)
Prettygate Shops (E)
Prettygate Shops (W)
Prettygate Library (S)
All Saints Avenue (NE)
Rudsdale Way (NE)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.881468 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.862863 | |
| Easting | 597139 | |
| Northing | 224196 | |
| Grid reference | TL971241 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 352905 5750013 | |
| what3words | thing.holds.placed | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic strict unhinge | |
| Plus code | 9F32VVJ7+H4 | |
| Altitude | 38 metres (125 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:54 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7.7 KMs (4.8 miles) |
| Parish | Colchester, unparished area | E43000228 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Prettygate | E05010837 |
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 |
| County Electoral Division | Drury | E58000428 |
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 |
| County | Essex | E10000012 |
| Constituency (2024) | Colchester | E14001176 |
| MP | Pam Cox | Labour |
| Police force | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | June 1997 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 1999 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) |
| 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) | E00110175 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 014E | E01021693 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 014E | E01021693 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Prettygate & Westlands | E02004519 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Prettygate & Westlands | E02004519 |
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 |
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,274 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |