CO8 5AE maps, stats, and open data
CO8 5AE lies on Colchester Road in Bures. CO8 5AE is located in the Stour Valley South electoral ward, within the local authority district of Braintree and the English Parliamentary constituency of Braintree. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q and the police force is Essex. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
CO8 5AE maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CO8 5AE geodata
| Easting | 590506 |
| Northing | 233835 |
| Latitude | 51.970330 |
| Longitude | 0.771947 |
Where is CO8 5AE?
| Street | Colchester Road |
| Town/City | Bures |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO8 |
CO8 5AE Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO8 5AE as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
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 | Stour Valley South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Braintree |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CO8 5AE
46, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES, CO8 5AE 2024 29 NOV £492,000 |
2023 15 SEP £355,000 |
31, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES, CO8 5AE 2023 25 AUG £590,000 |
2018 24 AUG £465,000 |
2017 2 MAY £420,000 |
31, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES, CO8 5AE 2013 29 OCT £457,000 |
RIVER VIEW HOUSE, 38, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES, CO8 5AE 2011 29 MAR £500,000 |
2008 11 NOV £270,000 |
54, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES, CO8 5AE 2005 11 FEB £435,000 |
2004 15 OCT £310,000 |
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 CO8 5AE
| The Swan (Colchester Road) | Bures | 159m |
| The Swan (Bridge Street) | Bures | 181m |
| The Swan (Station Hill) | Bures | 188m |
| Colchester Road | Bures | 237m |
| Colchester Road | Bures | 245m |
Nearest railway stations to CO8 5AE
| Bures Station | 0.2km |
| Chappel & Wakes Colne Station | 5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO8 5AE (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 CO8 5AE (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 37.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 36.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 7.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 7.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CO8 5AE (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% |
CO8 5AE gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CO8 5AE by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 424,103 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 30 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,137 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,123 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 159,383 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 36 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,427 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,503 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO8 5AE, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CO8 5AE.
- 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
28.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO8 5AE:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO8 5AE (metres)
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Nearest post box to CO8 5AE
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Eight Bells Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 98m |
| Bures Station | 16:30 | 10:30 | 187m |
| Normandie Way Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 255m |
Environment
| Risk of CO8 5AE flooding from rivers and sea | Medium |
CO8 5AE ITL and CO8 5AE 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 CO8 5AE:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH3 | Essex |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH34 | Essex Haven Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000067 | Braintree |
CO8 5AE 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 CO8 5AE:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00108748 | |
| LSOA | E01021407 | Braintree 002C |
| MSOA | E02004447 | Braintree 002 |
Nearest postcodes to CO8 5AE
| CO8 5BD | Hamlet Court | 106m |
| CO8 5DF | The Paddocks | 109m |
| CO8 5DG | New Cut | 116m |
| CO8 5DD | Station Hill | 173m |
| CO8 5BU | Parsonage Grove | 179m |
| CO8 5BE | Normandie Way | 206m |
| CO8 5AD | Bridge Street | 220m |
| CO8 5DQ | Station Hill | 232m |
| CO8 5EG | The Waldegraves | 276m |
| CO8 5DE | Water Lane | 297m |
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