CO3 4HJ maps, stats, and open data
CO3 4HJ lies on Shakespeare Road in Colchester. CO3 4HJ is located in the Prettygate 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.
CO3 4HJ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CO3 4HJ geodata
| Easting | 596713 |
| Northing | 224756 |
| Latitude | 51.886644 |
| Longitude | 0.857002 |
Where is CO3 4HJ?
| Street | Shakespeare Road |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO3 |
CO3 4HJ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO3 4HJ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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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Politics
| Ward | Prettygate |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Colchester |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CO3 4HJ
2025 13 JUN £325,000 |
2014 27 MAR £218,000 |
2006 27 NOV £197,500 |
20, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO3 4HJ 2004 20 MAY £195,500 |
2004 6 JAN £170,000 |
1998 17 DEC £85,000 |
1998 24 AUG £74,000 |
1998 30 APR £66,000 |
19, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO3 4HJ 1997 27 MAR £110,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to CO3 4HJ
| Shakespeare Road | Colchester | 21m |
| Shakespeare Road | Colchester | 37m |
| Chaucer Way | Lexden | 180m |
| Burns Avenue (Scott Drive) | Colchester | 184m |
| Chaucer Way | Lexden | 186m |
Nearest railway stations to CO3 4HJ
| Colchester Station | 2.9km |
| Colchester Town Station | 3.3km |
| Hythe (Essex) Station | 4.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO3 4HJ (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in CO3 4HJ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 69.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 84.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 16.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CO3 4HJ (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% |
CO3 4HJ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CO3 4HJ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 116,125 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,516 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,622 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 28,152 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,519 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,980 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO3 4HJ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CO3 4HJ.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
4% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO3 4HJ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO3 4HJ (metres)
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Nearest post box to CO3 4HJ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Scott Drive | 17:30 | 11:30 | 158m |
| Cherry Row Heath Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 338m |
| Clairmont Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 347m |
CO3 4HJ ITL and CO3 4HJ 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 CO3 4HJ:
| 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 |
CO3 4HJ 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 CO3 4HJ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00110104 | |
| LSOA | E01021673 | Colchester 009A |
| MSOA | E02004514 | Colchester 009 |
Nearest postcodes to CO3 4HJ
| CO3 4HL | Shakespeare Road | 79m |
| CO3 4HX | Masefield Drive | 87m |
| CO3 4HH | Shakespeare Road | 96m |
| CO3 4JN | Shelley Road | 98m |
| CO3 4HU | Wordsworth Road | 100m |
| CO3 4HE | Chaucer Way | 116m |
| CO3 4JJ | Browning Close | 120m |
| CO3 4JH | Shelley Road | 137m |
| CO3 4JA | Scott Drive | 163m |
| CO3 4HN | Thompson Avenue | 163m |
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