CO1 2GL maps, stats, and open data

CO1 2GL is located in the Old Heath and The Hythe 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 June 1999.

CO1 2GL maps

CO1 2GL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

CO1 2GL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

CO1 2GL geodata

Easting	601461
Northing	224589
Latitude	51.883450
Longitude	0.925801

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is CO1 2GL?

Country	England
Postcode District	CO1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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CO1 2GL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Old Heath And The Hythe
Constituency	Colchester

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of CO1 2GL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ventura Drive	165m
July 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ventura Drive	165m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Pertwees Court	36m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to CO1 2GL

Maudlyn Road (Hythe Hill)	The Hythe	99m
Maudlyn Road (Hythe Hill)	The Hythe	103m
Hythe Railway Station (Hythe Station Road)	The Hythe	242m
St. Leonard's Church (Hythe Hill)	Colchester	248m
Colne Causeway (Hythe Hill)	The Hythe	261m

Nearest railway stations to CO1 2GL

Hythe (Essex) Station	0.3km
Colchester Town Station	1.5km
Colchester Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CO1 2GL

Broadband access in CO1 2GL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in CO1 2GL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	63.1Mbps
Average download speed	47.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	73.41Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in CO1 2GL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CO1 2GL

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Source: Ofcom
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CO1 2GL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	127,195
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,950
Median (kWh/meter)	8,120

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	56,222
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,748
Median (kWh/meter)	4,080

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO1 2GL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in CO1 2GL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

80.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO1 2GL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Breakfast Co

The Breakfast Co

91m

The Sandwich Co

91 Hythe Hill

130m

Shop on the Hythe

123 Hythe Hill

140m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to CO1 2GL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hythe Hill	17:30	11:30	285m
Greenstead Road	17:30	12:30	471m
Elmstead Road	17:30	12:10	489m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to CO1 2GL

Facility	Distance
Paxmans Athletic & Social Club (Closed) Hythe Hill, Colchester Grass Pitches	471m
Anytime Fitness (Colchester East) Haven Road, Colchester Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	654m
Old Heath Recreation Ground Old Heath Road, Colchester Grass Pitches	706m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to CO1 2GL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kendall Church of England Primary School Recreation Road, Colchester, CO1 2HH	Primary	669m
Unity Primary Academy Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3QJ	Primary	797m
St. George's School Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU	Primary	1.3km

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of CO1 2GL flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
➜ CO1 2GL flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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CO1 2GL ITL and CO1 2GL 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 2GL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH3	Essex
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH34	Essex Haven Gateway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000071	Colchester

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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CO1 2GL 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 2GL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00176446
LSOA	E01021685	Colchester 011C
MSOA	E02004516	Colchester 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to CO1 2GL

CO1 2PU	Neptune Court	99m
CO2 8JS	Hesper Road	113m
CO2 8JB	Hythe Quay	116m
CO1 2NH	Hythe Hill	129m
CO1 2NP	Hythe Hill	141m
CO1 2NR	Charles Place	155m
CO2 8XY	Hawkins Road	161m
CO2 8JP	Maria Court	166m
CO2 8JR	Hesper Road	182m
CO2 8YP	Ship Wharf	202m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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