| Postcode | CO3 5FN |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Colchester Town (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Ash Way (NW)
Gosbecks Road (NW)
Gosbecks Road (SE)
Baden Powell Drive (SE)
Leather Bottle (SW)
The Brambles (NW)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.87269 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.860649 | |
| Easting | 597025 | |
| Northing | 223214 | |
| Grid reference | TL970232 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 352724 5749041 | |
| what3words | bars.type.curving | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majestic stegosaur untainted | |
| Plus code | 9F32VVF6+37 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (128 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:40 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7.5 KMs (4.6 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 | July 1995 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 2001 |
| Last updated | December 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 (2017-2020) |
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) | E00110188 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00110188 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 014D | E01021692 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 014D | E01021692 |
| 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 | £314,557 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.8% |