Map of CO3 4QW postcode

General information
Postcode CO3 4QW
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Colchester Town (3 km)
Bus stops
Handy Fisher Court (E)
Prettygate Library (S)
Prettygate Shops (W)
Prettygate Shops (E)
All Saints Avenue (NE)
All Saints Avenue (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
31 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
33 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
35 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
36 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
39 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
41 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
42 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
43 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
44 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
45 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
50 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
52 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
54A Gainsborough Road, Colchester
56 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
58 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
60 Gainsborough Road, Colchester
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.882509
Longitude 0.868496
Easting 597522
Northing 224327
Grid reference TL975243
UTM reference 31U 353296 5750117
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Plus code 9F32VVM9+29
Altitude 39 metres (127 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:21
Sunset (today) 20:46
Distance away
Distance to sea 7.4 KMs (4.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishColchester, unparished areaE43000228
Ward Prettygate E05010837
Local Authority District Colchester E07000071
County Electoral Division Drury E58000428
Local Authority Essex E10000012
County Essex E10000012
Constituency (2024) Colchester E14001176
MPPam CoxLabour
Police forceEssex
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Essex Haven Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Essex
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated July 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 60
Households (2011) 24
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,398 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£48,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)ColchesterE63011220
Census output area (2021)E00110169
Census output area (2011)E00110169
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 014EE01021693
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 014EE01021693
Middle layer super output area (2021)Prettygate & WestlandsE02004519
Middle layer super output area (2011)Prettygate & WestlandsE02004519
Travel to work areaColchesterE30000193
Property sales
Average property price in Colchester £307,302
Annual change -0.8%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
41 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)Aug 2024£480,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2008£280,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2002£160,000
56 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterOther (freehold)Jun 2024£310,000
58 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)May 2024£420,000
Detached (freehold)May 1998£78,500
43 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)May 2024£427,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2021£395,000
Detached (freehold)May 2013£250,000
36 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)Jul 2023£375,000
45 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2022£357,000
50 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)Aug 2017£330,000
Detached (freehold)May 2010£300,000
35 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2015£210,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2005£196,000
42 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterDetached (freehold)Nov 2012£250,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2004£212,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1998£90,000
33 Gainsborough Road, ColchesterSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2010£181,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1997£69,950


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