CO3 3BU
a large user postcode in Colchester
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8865 / 51°53'11"N
Longitude: 0.8946 / 0°53'40"E
OS Eastings: 599301
OS Northings: 224839
OS Grid: TL993248
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR SN4.QZ6
Mapcode Global: VHKFZ.GV96
Plus Code: 9F32VVPV+HR
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kv72
What Three Birds: scoter.chaffinch.quail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Can you answer a question about CO3 3BU?
Southway, Colchester CO3 3BU
Summary
CO3 3BU is a large user postcode in Colchester. It was first introduced in April 1985.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Essex Police, 10 Southway, Colchester CO3 3BU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Colchester is a town, which had a population of 119,441 in the 2011 census.
CO3 3BU is in the Colchester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the North East Essex Primary Care Trust.
CO3 3BU is approximately 31m (102ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing CO3 3BU
5a3: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Families in Terraces and Flats
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for CO3 3BU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near CO3 3BU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
CO3 3BU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for CO3 3BU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at CO3 3BU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near CO3 3BU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near CO3 3BU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near CO3 3BU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to CO3 3BU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near CO3 3BU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near CO3 3BU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near CO3 3BU at UPRN Data UK
(Links open in a new window)
Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of CO3 3BU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Colchester Borough Council
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Councillors
Sam McLean (Labour)
Kayleigh Rippingale (Labour)
Pam Cox (Labour)
County Council
Essex
Electoral Division
Drury
County Councillor
Sue Lissimore (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Colchester
MP
Will Quince (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for CO3 3BU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near CO3 3BU.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.