| Postcode | CO6 2EH |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Chappel and Wakes Colne (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
School (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View |
| Known addresses |
Observatory Cottage, Oak Road, Chappel
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.917427 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.748091 | |
| Easting | 589090 | |
| Northing | 227890 | |
| Grid reference | TL890278 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 345130 5754250 | |
| what3words | soak.harnessed.guitars | |
| FixPhrase | crisping maimed serpent uneaten | |
| Plus code | 9F32WP8X+X6 | |
| Altitude | 43 metres (140 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:27 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.3 KMs (10.1 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 | |
| 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) | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110034 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| 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 | £310,274 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Cottage, Oak Road, Chappel | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £534,000 |