| Postcode | CO6 2HZ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Chappel and Wakes Colne (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
Oddcroft (SW)
Brook Street (NE)
Brook Street (SW)
The Green (NE)
The Green (SW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
2 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
3 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
5 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
6 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
7 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
8 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
9 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
11 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
13 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
17 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
19 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
21 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.94084 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.68678 | |
| Easting | 584778 | |
| Northing | 230336 | |
| Grid reference | TL847303 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 340997 5756986 | |
| what3words | searcher.watching.promise | |
| FixPhrase | crisping mahogany slang velvet | |
| Plus code | 9F32WMRP+8P | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (129 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:48 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:49 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 20.6 KMs (12.8 miles) |
| Parish | Colne Engaine | E04003891 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | The Colnes | E05010384 |
| Local Authority District | Braintree | E07000067 |
| County Electoral Division | Halstead | E58000434 |
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 |
| County | Essex | E10000012 |
| Constituency (2024) | Witham | E14001590 |
| MP | Priti Patel | 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 | November 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) | 41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 16 | |
| 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 | |
| Built up area (2024) | Colne Engaine | E63011129 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00108755 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Braintree 006D | E01021409 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Braintree 006D | E01021409 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Halstead East & Colnes | E02004451 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Halstead East & Colnes | E02004451 |
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 |
| Average property price in Colchester | £312,181 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.0% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2025 | £375,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2012 | £165,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2008 | £168,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £79,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £52,000 | |
| 19 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £280,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £209,995 | |
| 6 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £362,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £210,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £143,000 | |
| 7 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £295,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £85,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £52,750 | |
| 3 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2020 | £265,250 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £265,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £159,950 | |
| 17 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £185,000 |
| 2 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £300,000 |
| 8 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2011 | £285,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2004 | £243,000 | |
| 9 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £99,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £70,000 | |
| 1 Rainbow Way, Colne Engaine | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £92,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1997 | £58,000 |