The UK Postcode Database

CO8 5BU

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in October 1987
CO8 5BU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CO8 5BU

Parsonage Grove - 9 properties, USRN 3901511

Tenter Field - 1 property, USRN 3903219

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9703 / 51°58'13"N

Longitude: 0.7694 / 0°46'9"E

UTM Reference: 31U 346774 5760084

OS Easting: 590327

OS Northing: 233822

OS Grid: TL903338

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RKP.HB4

Mapcode Global: VHKFJ.9Q2Y

Open Location Code: 9F32XQC9+4P

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01jx22

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): 22992 / 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 CO8 5BU on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:50
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:00
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:26
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:03
Moon Rises 18:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO8 5BU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO8 5BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 October 2018 7 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £450,000
8 September 2010 6 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £460,000
18 January 2007 3 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £320,000
28 February 2003 7 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £260,000
4 December 2000 1 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £205,000
13 August 1999 6 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £67,500
8 February 1999 3 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £145,000
16 December 1996 7 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £125,000
30 October 1995 6 Parsonage Grove, Bures CO8 5BU Detached Freehold £59,000

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 CO8 5BU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Braintree

MP

James Cleverly Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Hedingham

Councillor

Peter Schwier Conservative

Braintree District Council
District council ward

Stour Valley South

Councillor

David Holland Conservative

CO8 5BU also falls within the Civil Parish of Bures Hamlet, 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 CO8 5BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00108746 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021407 Braintree 002C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004447 Braintree 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003888 Bures Hamlet Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010383 Stour Valley South Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000067 Braintree 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
E14001121 Braintree 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
E33026285 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000106 NHS Mid Essex CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000026 NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000439 Hedingham ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63011065 Bures 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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