| Postcode | CO6 5BE | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Bures (11 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Telephone Box (E) 
Shoulder of Mutton (N) 
Shoulder of Mutton (S) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 24 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       Five Farthings, Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            Wild Acres, 4 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            3 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            4 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            7 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            9 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            11 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            12 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            13 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            15 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            18 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            19 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            20 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            21 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                            22 Heath Close, Polstead Heath 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 52.02283 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.909791 | |
| Easting | 599739 | |
| Northing | 240043 | |
| Grid reference | TL997400 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356586 5765639 | |
| what3words | decisions.dock.crisp | |
| FixPhrase | crisply majesty sharpness vibes | |
| Plus code | 9F422WF5+4W | |
| Altitude | 69 metres (225 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:24 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.9 KMs (8 miles) | 
| Parish | Polstead | E04009116 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Brett Vale | E05012568 | 
| Local Authority District | Babergh | E07000200 | 
| County Electoral Division | Samford | E58001440 | 
| Local Authority | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| County | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South Suffolk | E14001494 | 
| MP | James Cartlidge | Conservative | 
| Police force | Suffolk | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Babergh and Mid Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Suffolk | |
| 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) | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 23 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00152386 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Babergh 009C | E01029902 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Babergh 009C | E01029902 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford | E02006235 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford | E02006235 | 
| Travel to work area | Ipswich | E30000222 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,541 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2025 | £357,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2014 | £250,000 | |
| 13 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £315,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 1996 | £79,000 | |
| 9 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2023 | £410,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2017 | £310,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £202,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2000 | £105,000 | |
| 19 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £426,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £275,000 | |
| 18 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £352,250 | 
| 15 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £325,000 | 
| 20 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £310,000 | 
| 21 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2020 | £250,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2014 | £190,000 | |
| Five Farthings, Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2019 | £386,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £246,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2002 | £167,999 | |
| 11 Heath Close, Polstead Heath | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £295,000 |