| Postcode | CO6 2DJ | 
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| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Chappel and Wakes Colne (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Colchester Road (N) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.92074 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.764467 | |
| Easting | 590202 | |
| Northing | 228301 | |
| Grid reference | TL902283 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 346267 5754584 | |
| what3words | second.eyeliner.unusually | |
| FixPhrase | crisping maimed shallot unwanted | |
| Plus code | 9F32WQC7+7Q | |
| Altitude | 38 metres (124 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.7 KMs (9.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Chappel | E04003982 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rural North | E05010838 | 
| Local Authority District | Colchester | E07000071 | 
| County Electoral Division | Constable | E58000427 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Harwich and North Essex | E14001273 | 
| MP | Sir Bernard Jenkin | Conservative | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| 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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| Date usage ended | December 1994 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| 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) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Wakes Colne | E63011156 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00110033 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 010B | E01021662 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 010B | E01021662 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Marks Tey & Wakes Colne | E02004515 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Marks Tey & Wakes Colne | E02004515 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,541 | 
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| Annual change | 0.4% |