CO6 5AX maps, stats, and open data
CO6 5AX lies on Millwood Road in Polstead, Colchester. CO6 5AX is located in the Brett Vale electoral ward, within the local authority district of Babergh and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Suffolk. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06L and the police force is Suffolk. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
CO6 5AX 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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CO6 5AX geodata
| Easting | 600203 |
| Northing | 238980 |
| Latitude | 52.013135 |
| Longitude | 0.915954 |
Where is CO6 5AX?
| Street | Millwood Road |
| Locality | Polstead |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO6 |
CO6 5AX Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO6 5AX as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 60m | 197ft |
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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 | Brett Vale |
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| Constituency | South Suffolk |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to CO6 5AX
| Shoulder Of Mutton (Stackwood Road) | Polstead Heath | 1,076m |
| Shoulder Of Mutton (Stackwood Road) | Polstead Heath | 1,079m |
| Telephone Box (Straight Road) | Polstead Heath | 1,118m |
| The Cock (Heath Road) | Polstead | 1,138m |
| The Cock (Heath Road) | Polstead | 1,139m |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO6 5AX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| 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 CO6 5AX (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 | 100.0% |
Deprivation
34.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than
CO6 5AX:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO6 5AX (metres)
Polstead Country Park
Polstead Caravan Park House
1,958m
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Nearest post box to CO6 5AX
| | Last Collection | |
|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Stoke By Nayland Post Office | 17:15 | 11:00 | 3,017m |
| Crossfields Butt Road | 16:30 | 10:30 | 3,069m |
| The Priory | 15:00 | 08:15 | 3,193m |
CO6 5AX ITL and CO6 5AX 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 CO6 5AX:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLH1 | East Anglia |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLH14 | Suffolk CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E07000200 | Babergh |
CO6 5AX 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 CO6 5AX:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00152384 | |
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| LSOA | E01029902 | Babergh 009C |
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| MSOA | E02006235 | Babergh 009 |
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