The UK Postcode Database

CO3 5SY

a terminated postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in December 2001
CO3 5SY 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.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8985 / 51°53'54"N

Longitude: 0.8446 / 0°50'40"E

UTM Reference: 31U 351704 5751944

OS Easting: 595806

OS Northing: 226038

OS Grid: TL958260

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RLK.Y26

Mapcode Global: VHKFY.LJCZ

Open Location Code: 9F32VRXV+9R

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kv15

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24483 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CO3 5SY on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:54
Sunset 21:09
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:56
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:07
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:39
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:39 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:47
Moon Rises 23:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO3 5SY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO3 5SY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 March 2009 Rutlands, Chitts Hill, Colchester CO3 5SY Detached Freehold £402,000
21 December 1995 Rutlands, Chitts Hill, Colchester CO3 5SY Detached Freehold £165,000

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 CO3 5SY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Constable

Councillor

Lewis Barber Conservative

Colchester Borough Council
District council ward

Lexden & Braiswick

Councillors

Lewis Barber Conservative

Sara Naylor Conservative

Dennis Willetts Conservative

CO3 5SY also falls within the Civil Parish of West Bergholt, 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 CO3 5SY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110370 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021729 Colchester 003C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004508 Colchester 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004008 West Bergholt Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010831 Lexden and Braiswick Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2016 DLUHC
E07000071 Colchester 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
E30000193 Colchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33026579 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
E58000427 Constable ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63011220 Colchester 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

The UK Postcode Database is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 1.42 seconds. 216.73.217.34. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:22:10 +0100. Acquisitive Numismatism.