The UK Postcode Database

CO12 4BS

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO12 4BS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CO12 4BS

Shaftesbury Avenue - 40 properties, USRN 39901639

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9372 / 51°56'14"N

Longitude: 1.268 / 1°16'4"E

UTM Reference: 31U 380938 5755475

OS Easting: 624738

OS Northing: 231570

OS Grid: TM247315

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR VQQ.HDR

Mapcode Global: VHLCF.XKQS

Open Location Code: 9F33W7P9+V6

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01pw24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17575 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CO12 4BS on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:56
Sunset 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:25
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:05
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:27
Moon sets 23:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO12 4BS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO12 4BS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 March 2024 23 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
26 September 2023 27 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
2 November 2022 73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £278,000
10 December 2021 53 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
6 September 2021 13 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £193,500
23 July 2021 55 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £211,000
22 July 2021 51 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
30 June 2021 25 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
28 May 2019 73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £208,000
18 October 2017 63 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
4 April 2017 47 Shaftesbury Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £163,000
26 August 2014 47 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £124,500
11 April 2014 7 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
4 March 2014 5 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £147,000
12 November 2013 67 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
1 July 2011 9 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £143,800
10 December 2010 5 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
24 June 2010 67 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £144,000
13 November 2009 45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
10 July 2008 45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
30 April 2008 3 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
1 October 2007 47 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
13 June 2006 61 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
20 April 2006 63 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
18 November 2005 27 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
5 August 2005 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
14 April 2005 7 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £161,500
22 October 2004 23 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
24 September 2004 73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
11 August 2004 63 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £132,500
6 July 2004 3 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £147,500
11 August 2003 11 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
4 June 2003 9 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
20 March 2003 69 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £128,000
15 October 2002 37 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,500
22 March 2002 61 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
20 July 2001 63 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
28 February 2001 67 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
22 December 1999 55 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,500
9 December 1999 19 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,500
29 November 1999 67 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
26 November 1998 65 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £49,995
30 September 1998 73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
30 July 1998 71 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
27 June 1997 23 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £37,000
7 May 1997 69 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £34,500
25 April 1997 59 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
17 December 1996 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £39,500
28 June 1996 19 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £30,000
26 February 1996 45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Harwich CO12 4BS Semi-detached Freehold £33,800

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CO12 4BS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Harwich

Councillor

Ivan Henderson Labour

Tendring District Council
District council ward

Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston

Councillor

Bill Davidson Labour

CO12 4BS also falls within the Civil Parish of Harwich, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CO12 4BS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00111748 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01022000 Tendring 002A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004574 Tendring 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004099 Harwich Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011942 Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000076 Tendring Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000012 Essex Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001273 Harwich and North Essex Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000028 Essex Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000192 Clacton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33026886 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000117 NHS North East Essex CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000023 Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000438 Harwich ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63011115 Harwich Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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