CO1 2BL maps, stats, and open data

CO1 2BL lies on Charles Street in Colchester. CO1 2BL is located in the New Town and Christ Church electoral ward, within the local authority district of Colchester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Colchester. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06T and the police force is Essex. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

CO1 2BL geodata

Easting600405
Northing224614
Latitude51.884055
Longitude0.910494

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is CO1 2BL?

StreetCharles Street
Town/CityColchester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictCO1
➜ CO1 open data dashboard
➜ See where CO1 is on a map
➜ Where is Colchester?

CO1 2BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of CO1 2BL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardNew Town And Christ Church
ConstituencyColchester

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in CO1 2BL

2011
28 FEB
£158,000
2009
28 AUG
£120,000
2001
14 DEC
£80,000

➜ Colchester house prices

GetTheData
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of CO1 2BL

December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near The Dell480m
September 2023DrugsOn or near The Dell480m
August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Dell480m
➜ Charles Street crime map and outcomes

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to CO1 2BL

Lookers Garage (Military Road)Colchester134m
Garrison Church (Military Road)Colchester170m
Wimpole Road (Magdalen Street)Colchester191m
Mill Street (Military Road)Colchester202m
Sportsman's Club (Magdalen Street)Colchester263m

Nearest railway stations to CO1 2BL

Colchester Town Station0.5km
Hythe (Essex) Station1.2km
Colchester Station2.2km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CO1 2BL

Broadband access in CO1 2BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in CO1 2BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed67.2Mbps
Average download speed80.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.3Mbps
Average upload speed8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in CO1 2BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CO1 2BL

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

CO1 2BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in CO1 2BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)317,828
Meter count39
Mean (kWh/meter)8,149
Median (kWh/meter)8,992

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)118,291
Meter count40
Mean (kWh/meter)2,957
Median (kWh/meter)2,471
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO1 2BL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in CO1 2BL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

84.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO1 2BL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO1 2BL (meters)

B H Winnock Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
93 Winnock Road
70m
New Town Tavern
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The New Town Tavern
102m
Shop n Go Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
88-90 Military Road
134m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to CO1 2BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Magdalen Street17:3011:30188m
Winnock Road17:3011:30208m
Camp Church Military Road17:3011:30264m

Nearest sports facilities to CO1 2BL

FacilityDistance
Repz Gym
Brook Street, Colchester
Health and Fitness Gym
472m
St George's School
Canterbury Road, Colchester
Grass Pitches
502m
Old Heath Recreation Ground
Old Heath Road, Colchester
Grass Pitches
557m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to CO1 2BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St. George's School
Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU
Primary502m
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2QB
Primary591m
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green, Colchester, CO2 7HE
Primary834m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

CO1 2BL ITL and CO1 2BL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CO1 2BL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH3Essex
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH34Essex Haven Gateway
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000071Colchester

CO1 2BL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CO1 2BL:

CodeName
OAE00110152
LSOAE01021686Colchester 011D
MSOAE02004516Colchester 011

Nearest postcodes to CO1 2BL

CO1 2DHNew Town Road37m
CO1 2BJWinnock Road48m
CO1 2BPJames Street67m
CO1 2BSKendall Road69m
CO1 2BQWinnock Road71m
CO1 2BNKendall Road100m
CO1 2EGNew Town Road105m
CO1 2BHGoodey Close111m
CO1 2BEWinnock Road119m
CO1 2DGWinsley Road127m