| Postcode | CO7 6BH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Manningtree (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       No nearby bus stops 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       Crabtree Cottage, Long Road East, Dedham 
                            Lawn House, Long Road East, Dedham 
                            Opcroft Cottage, Long Road East, Dedham 
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| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.944902 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.012622 | |
| Easting | 607152 | |
| Northing | 231665 | |
| Grid reference | TM071316 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 363404 5756775 | |
| what3words | mermaids.steps.tensions | |
| FixPhrase | crisping majorette slobbery viscous | |
| Plus code | 9F33W2V7+X2 | |
| Altitude | 36 metres (120 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:24 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3 KMs (1.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Dedham | E04003984 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage 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) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110000 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 001B | E01021656 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 001B | E01021656 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham | E02004506 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham | E02004506 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,541 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Opcroft Cottage, Long Road East, Dedham | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2023 | £500,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 1997 | £80,495 | |
| Lawn House, Long Road East, Dedham | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2003 | £395,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 1997 | £195,000 | |
| Crabtree Cottage, Long Road East, Dedham | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2000 | £390,000 |