The UK Postcode Database

CO7 8LS

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO7 8LS 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 CO7 8LS

Birch Avenue - 29 properties, USRN 39900167

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8546 / 51°51'16"N

Longitude: 1.0707 / 1°4'14"E

UTM Reference: 31U 367127 5746625

OS Easting: 611562

OS Northing: 221789

OS Grid: TM115217

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR TQ3.MHY

Mapcode Global: VHLCQ.HNW4

Open Location Code: 9F33V33C+R7

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01mu85

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20063 / 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 CO7 8LS on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:50
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:58
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:23
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:03
Moon Rises 18:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO7 8LS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO7 8LS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 December 2023 54 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £322,500
7 July 2023 69 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £298,000
14 November 2022 76 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £460,000
25 August 2021 58 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £260,000
5 February 2021 70 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £373,000
18 December 2020 74 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £540,750
11 September 2020 60 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £243,000
14 August 2020 69 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
12 March 2020 81 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
7 February 2020 78 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £360,000
18 December 2019 72 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £373,500
4 November 2019 65 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
11 April 2019 79 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
31 March 2017 54 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
16 December 2016 63 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £199,995
23 November 2016 74 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £280,000
16 August 2016 78 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £332,500
19 July 2016 60 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
18 September 2015 73 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
4 August 2015 70 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £305,000
23 January 2015 66 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
23 April 2014 50 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £174,000
16 December 2009 71 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £139,995
17 March 2008 61 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
24 August 2007 65 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
15 June 2007 58 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £170,000
5 April 2007 56 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
27 November 2006 62 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
28 November 2005 70 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £250,000
23 July 2004 72 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £240,000
4 July 2001 56 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £96,500
24 May 2001 72 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £135,000
9 March 2001 59 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
3 September 1999 78 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £92,500
18 May 1998 73 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
23 July 1997 59 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
8 September 1995 72 Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LS Detached Freehold £82,000

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 8LS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Clacton

MP

Nigel Farage Reform UK

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Brightlingsea

Councillor

Alan Goggin Conservative

Tendring District Council
District council ward

The Bentleys & Frating

Councillor

Aimee Keteca Reform UK

CO7 8LS also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Bentley, 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 8LS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00111714 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021993 Tendring 009C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004581 Tendring 009 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004096 Great Bentley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011958 The Bentleys & Frating 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
E14001174 Clacton Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000028 Essex Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000192 Clacton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33026928 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
E58000414 Brightlingsea ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63011284 Great Bentley 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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