The UK Postcode Database

CO6 3LY

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO6 3LY 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 CO6 3LY

Ponders Road - 17 properties, USRN 8901442

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 8902839

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9218 / 51°55'18"N

Longitude: 0.8017 / 0°48'6"E

UTM Reference: 31U 348830 5754624

OS Easting: 592754

OS Northing: 228516

OS Grid: TL927285

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RL9.KGR

Mapcode Global: VHKFQ.VY5M

Open Location Code: 9F32WRC2+PM

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01jw61

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21365 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CO6 3LY on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:55
Sunset 21:11
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:58
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:11
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:41
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:41 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO6 3LY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO6 3LY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 May 2019 11 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
4 October 2013 27 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Detached Freehold £120,000
1 May 2012 11 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
1 November 2004 33 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £168,000
31 August 2004 43 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £194,250
8 December 2000 11 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £91,500
17 September 1998 19 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
24 November 1995 43 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3LY Semi-detached Freehold £65,000

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 CO6 3LY

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

Rural North

Councillors

Darius Laws Conservative

Thomas Rowe Conservative

William Sunnucks Conservative

CO6 3LY also falls within the Civil Parish of Fordham, 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 CO6 3LY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110020 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021660 Colchester 003A 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
E04003989 Fordham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010838 Rural North 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
E33026577 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
E63011155 Fordham (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.

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