The UK Postcode Database

CO3 8AF

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in December 2014
CO3 8AF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CO3 8AF

Western Approach - 19 properties, USRN 8902971

Plover Road - 18 properties, USRN 8903148

Church Lane - 9 properties, USRN 8900388

Wagtail Mews - 2 properties, USRN 8903151

Crane Avenue - 1 property, USRN 8902570

Warbler Grove - 1 property, USRN 8903146

Pipit Court - 1 property, USRN 8903149

Redwing Close - 1 property, USRN 8903152

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8809 / 51°52'51"N

Longitude: 0.8293 / 0°49'45"E

UTM Reference: 31U 350595 5750014

OS Easting: 594832

OS Northing: 224037

OS Grid: TL948240

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RLY.0HL

Mapcode Global: VHKFY.BZ9J

Open Location Code: 9F32VRJH+8P

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01jv91

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a3

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Outer Suburbs
  • Young Suburban Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24811 / 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 8AF on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:35
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:24
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:38
Moon Rises 19:56

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO3 8AF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO3 8AF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
10 November 2023 8 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £368,000
2 December 2022 29 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £375,000
29 January 2021 15 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £310,000
4 December 2020 35 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £445,000
4 December 2020 21 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £330,000
6 September 2019 13 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £280,000
7 December 2018 4 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £325,000
16 November 2018 41 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £459,950
19 September 2018 45 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £454,950
7 September 2018 30 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £409,950
31 July 2018 49 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £354,950
30 July 2018 47 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £359,950
26 July 2018 28 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £409,950
29 June 2018 53 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £289,950
29 June 2018 51 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £289,950
28 June 2018 26 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £449,950
27 June 2018 32 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £279,950
26 June 2018 34 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £284,950
20 June 2018 43 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £469,950
25 January 2018 31 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £279,000
21 December 2017 13 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £275,000
20 October 2017 25 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £305,000
23 June 2017 35 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £415,000
12 June 2017 37 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £429,950
9 June 2017 39 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £429,950
30 September 2016 15 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £325,000
11 March 2016 29 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
22 February 2016 12 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Semi-detached Freehold £255,000
8 February 2016 24 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
21 January 2016 20 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £250,000
5 January 2016 14 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £275,000
17 December 2015 18 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £277,000
16 December 2015 16 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
30 November 2015 8 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £275,000
12 November 2015 2 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £266,000
30 October 2015 4 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £290,000
30 October 2015 10 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £272,500
30 October 2015 22 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £297,500
26 October 2015 6 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
15 October 2015 33 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £230,000
11 August 2015 31 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £250,000
30 June 2015 17 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £290,000
30 June 2015 27 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £255,000
26 May 2015 25 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
22 May 2015 29 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £265,000
19 December 2014 23 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £250,000
19 December 2014 21 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £280,000
19 December 2014 19 Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AF Detached Freehold £250,000

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 8AF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Witham

MP

Priti Patel Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Stanway and Pyefleet

Councillor

Kevin Bentley Conservative

Colchester Borough Council
District council ward

Marks Tey & Layer

Councillors

Kevin Bentley Conservative

Andrew Ellis Conservative

Jackie Maclean Conservative

CO3 8AF also falls within the Civil Parish of Stanway, 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 8AF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00109996 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00188059 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01021654 Colchester 010A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01035159 Colchester 010F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02004515 Colchester 010 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004004 Stanway Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010832 Marks Tey and Layer 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
E14001590 Witham 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
E33023975 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
E58000460 Stanway and Pyefleet 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

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