Latitude: 51.8898 / 51°53'23"N
Longitude: 0.9081 / 0°54'29"E
OS Eastings: 600215
OS Northings: 225249
OS Grid: TM002252
Mapcode National: GBR SN5.GDK
Mapcode Global: VHKFZ.PRFM
Plus Code: 9F32VWQ5+W6
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kv83
What Three Birds: longspur.finch.warbler
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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CO1 2QL is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Colchester. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and E.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £138,053 to £518,361 with an average of £325,182.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002 and before 1900.
33% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £13,000 to £15,750 with an average of £14,167. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Counselling Centre.
Colchester is a town, which had a population of 119,441 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 12 people resident in CO1 2QL, of which 6 were male and 6 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
CO1 2QL is in the Colchester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the North East Essex Primary Care Trust.
CO1 2QL is approximately 23m (75ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in CO1 2QL
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing CO1 2QL
2a3: Cosmopolitans - Students Around Campus - Students and Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for CO1 2QL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near CO1 2QL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of CO1 2QL 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
Castle
Councillors
Steph Nissen (Labour)
Richard Kirkby-Taylor (Green)
Mark Goacher (Green)
County Council
Essex
Electoral Division
Parsons Heath and East Gates
County Councillor
Simon Crow (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Colchester
MP
Will Quince (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for CO1 2QL.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near CO1 2QL.
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QB
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7HE
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St George's New Town Junior School
Canterbury Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7RU
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Needs improvement
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1RP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St George's Infant School and Nursery
Barrington Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7RW
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3ND
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8NJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4QS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Stanway School
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0QA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Colne Community School and College
Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0QL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.