| Postcode | CO7 8LU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Great Bentley (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Railway Station (N) Village Hall (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Elm Close, Great Bentley 2 Elm Close, Great Bentley 3 Elm Close, Great Bentley 4 Elm Close, Great Bentley 5 Elm Close, Great Bentley 6 Elm Close, Great Bentley 8 Elm Close, Great Bentley 9 Elm Close, Great Bentley | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.852759 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.068287 | |
| Easting | 611409 | |
| Northing | 221580 | |
| Grid reference | TM114215 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 366958 5746425 | |
| what3words | bikes.shorten.licks | |
| FixPhrase | crisped majorette snub verify | |
| Plus code | 9F33V339+48 | |
| Altitude | 27 metres (88 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.3 KMs (2.7 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 | |
| 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) | 33 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| 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) | E00111719 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2025 | £325,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £262,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £168,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2001 | £51,440 | |
| 8 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2022 | £155,000 | 
| 1 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Detached (freehold) | May 2013 | £237,500 | 
| 3 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £174,000 | 
| 4 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £157,000 | 
| 5 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2006 | £157,000 | 
| 9 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2005 | £169,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1997 | £56,000 | |
| 6 Elm Close, Great Bentley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £130,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2000 | £87,500 |