CO5 7RU maps, stats, and open data
CO5 7RU lies on Maldon Road in Great Wigborough, Colchester. CO5 7RU is located in the Marks Tey and Layer electoral ward, within the local authority district of Colchester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Witham. 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.
CO5 7RU maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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CO5 7RU geodata
| Easting | 595245 |
| Northing | 214803 |
| Latitude | 51.797791 |
| Longitude | 0.830114 |
Where is CO5 7RU?
| Street | Maldon Road |
| Locality | Great Wigborough |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
CO5 7RU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO5 7RU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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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 | Marks Tey And Layer |
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| Constituency | Witham |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to CO5 7RU
| Old Kings Head (Colchester Road) | Great Wigborough | 85m |
| Old Kings Head (Colchester Road) | Great Wigborough | 92m |
| Abbots Wick Lane (Colchester Road) | Great Wigborough | 290m |
| Abbots Wick Lane (Colchester Road) | Great Wigborough | 291m |
| Church Lane (Colchester Road) | Great Wigborough | 670m |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO5 7RU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| 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 limitations in CO5 7RU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
59.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than
CO5 7RU:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO5 7RU (metres)
Wigborough Traditional Meats
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Nearest post box to CO5 7RU
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Layer Breton | 16:30 | 11:30 | 3,412m |
| Tower Corner Layer Marney | 16:30 | 10:30 | 4,244m |
| Tollesbury P.o. | 16:30 | 09:00 | 4,362m |
CO5 7RU ITL and CO5 7RU 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 CO5 7RU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLH3 | Essex |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLH34 | Essex Haven Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E07000071 | Colchester |
CO5 7RU 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 CO5 7RU:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00109935 | |
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| LSOA | E01021644 | Colchester 019B |
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| MSOA | E02004524 | Colchester 019 |
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