| Postcode | CO7 8GG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Great Bentley (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 9 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Hills Close, Great Bentley 3 Hills Close, Great Bentley 5 Hills Close, Great Bentley 7 Hills Close, Great Bentley 9 Hills Close, Great Bentley 11 Hills Close, Great Bentley 15 Hills Close, Great Bentley 17 Hills Close, Great Bentley | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 51.858361 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.068334 | |
| Easting | 611386 | |
| Northing | 222203 | |
| Grid reference | TM113222 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 366977 5747048 | |
| what3words | really.afraid.email | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majorette splotchy unelected | |
| Plus code | 9F33V359+88 | |
| Altitude | 25 metres (81 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.9 KMs (3.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Great Bentley | E04004096 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | The Bentleys & Frating | E05011958 | 
| Local Authority District | Tendring | E07000076 | 
| County Electoral Division | Brightlingsea | E58000414 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Clacton | E14001174 | 
| MP | Nigel Farage | Reform UK | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | May 2021 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Great Bentley | E63011284 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00111716 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Tendring 009C | E01021993 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Tendring 009C | E01021993 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington | E02004581 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington | E02004581 | 
| Travel to work area | Clacton | E30000192 | 
| Average property price in Colchester | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £400,000 | 
| 15 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £450,000 | 
| 7 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £450,000 | 
| 17 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £595,000 | 
| 3 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £425,000 | 
| 11 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £595,000 | 
| 5 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £590,000 | 
| 1 Hills Close, Great Bentley | New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £425,000 |