The UK Postcode Database

CO7 7QU

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO7 7QU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CO7 7QU

Plains Farm Close - 16 properties, USRN 39901434

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 39902007

Brightlingsea Road - 2 properties, USRN 39900355

Willow Close - 1 property, USRN 39902492

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9192 / 51°55'9"N

Longitude: 0.9342 / 0°56'3"E

UTM Reference: 31U 357936 5754064

OS Easting: 601879

OS Northing: 228583

OS Grid: TM018285

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SMT.P0B

Mapcode Global: VHKG0.41R2

Open Location Code: 9F32WW9M+MM

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01lw20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a3

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19007 / 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 CO7 7QU on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:24
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:37
Moon Rises 19:56

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO7 7QU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO7 7QU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 November 2023 Laburnum, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £635,000
17 January 2023 Daisy House, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Semi-detached Freehold £380,000
4 November 2022 Knockingham Lodge, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Other property type Freehold £700,000
26 March 2021 Pippins, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Semi-detached Freehold £337,500
27 March 2020 Longsprings, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £485,000
5 April 2017 Laburnum, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £525,000
12 January 2015 Daisy House, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Semi-detached Freehold £237,000
28 April 2014 Knockingham Lodge, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £452,000
28 February 2014 Wheatlands, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £305,000
30 August 2013 Tilly Mint, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £370,000
7 December 2007 Carlyle, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £423,500
6 August 2004 Longsprings, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £284,000
3 November 2000 Carlyle, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £130,000
29 July 1998 Wheatlands, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £134,000
22 March 1996 Knockingham Lodge, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £110,000
23 August 1995 Lyndhurst, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £136,500
7 April 1995 Tilly Mint, Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7QU Detached Freehold £122,000

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 CO7 7QU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Tendring Rural West

Councillor

Carlo Guglielmi Conservative

Tendring District Council
District council ward

Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Councillor

Zoe Fairley Conservative

CO7 7QU also falls within the Civil Parish of Ardleigh, 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 CO7 7QU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00111603 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00188135 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01021971 Tendring 005A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004577 Tendring 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004089 Ardleigh Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011933 Ardleigh & Little Bromley 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
E30000193 Colchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33024078 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
E58000463 Tendring Rural West 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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