CO8 5BU maps, stats, and open data
CO8 5BU lies on Parsonage Grove in Bures. CO8 5BU 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 October 1987.
CO8 5BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CO8 5BU geodata
| Easting | 590327 |
| Northing | 233822 |
| Latitude | 51.970274 |
| Longitude | 0.769337 |
Where is CO8 5BU?
| Street | Parsonage Grove |
| Town/City | Bures |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO8 |
CO8 5BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO8 5BU 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 | Stour Valley South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Braintree |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CO8 5BU
GREY HAVEN, 8, PARSONAGE GROVE, BURES, CO8 5BU 2025 4 MAR £525,000 |
2018 25 OCT £450,000 |
2010 8 SEP £460,000 |
3, PARSONAGE GROVE, BURES, CO8 5BU 2007 18 JAN £320,000 |
2003 28 FEB £260,000 |
1, PARSONAGE GROVE, BURES, CO8 5BU 2000 4 DEC £205,000 |
1999 13 AUG £67,500 |
3, PARSONAGE GROVE, BURES, CO8 5BU 1999 8 FEB £145,000 |
1996 16 DEC £125,000 |
1995 30 OCT £59,000 |
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 5BU
| Railway Station (Lamarsh Hill) | Bures | 149m |
| Railway Station (Lamarsh Hill) | Bures | 155m |
| The Swan (Colchester Road) | Bures | 250m |
| The Swan (Station Hill) | Bures | 254m |
| The Swan (Bridge Street) | Bures | 279m |
Nearest railway stations to CO8 5BU
| Bures Station | 0.1km |
| Chappel & Wakes Colne Station | 5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO8 5BU (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 limitations in CO8 5BU (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 5BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CO8 5BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 98,318 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,386 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,628 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO8 5BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CO8 5BU.
- 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 5BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO8 5BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to CO8 5BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bures Station | 16:30 | 10:30 | 153m |
| Eight Bells Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 206m |
| Normandie Way Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 357m |
CO8 5BU ITL and CO8 5BU 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 5BU:
| 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 5BU 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 5BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00108746 | |
| LSOA | E01021407 | Braintree 002C |
| MSOA | E02004447 | Braintree 002 |
Nearest postcodes to CO8 5BU
| CO8 5DF | The Paddocks | 71m |
| CO8 5DG | New Cut | 112m |
| CO8 5DH | Parsonage Hill | 134m |
| CO8 5DQ | Station Hill | 139m |
| CO8 5BD | Hamlet Court | 151m |
| CO8 5AE | Colchester Road | 179m |
| CO8 5DD | Station Hill | 191m |
| CO8 5EJ | Maltings Close | 220m |
| CO8 5BE | Normandie Way | 259m |
| CO8 5DE | Water Lane | 264m |
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