CO3 5XL

a terminated postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in December 2001

CO3 5XL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8762 / 51°52'34"N

Longitude: 0.8519 / 0°51'7"E

UTM Reference: 31U 352137 5749444

OS Easting: 596409

OS Northing: 223574

OS Grid: TL964235

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RLZ.67C

Mapcode Global: VHKG4.Q37K

Open Location Code: 9F32VVG2+FQ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kv20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24250 / 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 5XL 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)	21:55
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:07

Hours of daylight today	04:10 to 21:39
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:39 to 04:10
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:47
Moon Rises	23:35

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

Elected Representatives for CO3 5XL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Colchester

MP

Pam Cox Labour

Essex County Council

County council electoral division

Drury

Councillor

Sue Lissimore Conservative

Colchester Borough Council

District council ward

Prettygate

Councillors

Roger Buston Conservative

Leigh Tate Conservative