| Postcode | CO3 4QP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Handy Fisher Court (W)
Norman Way (N)
Winston Avenue (NE)
Boadicea Way North (SW)
Winston Avenue (SW)
Boadicea Way North (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
2 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
5 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
6 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
7 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.88075 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.870563 | |
| Easting | 597672 | |
| Northing | 224137 | |
| Grid reference | TL976241 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 353432 5749918 | |
| what3words | jumped.pays.custom | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic stream urban | |
| Plus code | 9F32VVJC+86 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (128 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:54 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7.2 KMs (4.5 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| 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) | E00110177 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 014A | E01021689 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 014A | E01021689 |
| 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% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2025 | £330,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2019 | £265,000 | |
| 6 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £276,000 |
| 5 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £275,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2013 | £170,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £180,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2001 | £44,345 | |
| 1 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £313,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2011 | £162,500 | |
| 2 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2017 | £312,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2010 | £225,000 | |
| 3 Gainsborough Road, Colchester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2014 | £195,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2009 | £160,000 |