CO6 5BE maps, stats, and open data

CO6 5BE lies on Heath Close in Polstead Heath, Colchester. CO6 5BE 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 5BE maps

CO6 5BE map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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CO6 5BE geodata

Easting	599737
Northing	240041
Latitude	52.022830
Longitude	0.909791

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Where is CO6 5BE?

Street	Heath Close
Locality	Polstead Heath
Town/City	Colchester
Country	England
Postcode District	CO6
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CO6 5BE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of CO6 5BE as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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
Constituency	South Suffolk

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to CO6 5BE

Telephone Box (Straight Road)	Polstead Heath	124m
Telephone Box (Straight Road)	Polstead Heath	135m
Shoulder Of Mutton (Stackwood Road)	Polstead Heath	321m
Shoulder Of Mutton (Stackwood Road)	Polstead Heath	347m
Brewers Arms (A1107)	Bower House Tye	1,129m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in CO6 5BE (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	100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in CO6 5BE (2019 data)

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Median download speed	4.7Mbps
Average download speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	7.14Mbps

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Median upload speed	0.6Mbps
Average upload speed	0.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	0.95Mbps

Broadband limitations in CO6 5BE (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%

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CO6 5BE gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in CO6 5BE by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	120,829
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,713
Median (kWh/meter)	4,349

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO6 5BE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in CO6 5BE.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

34.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO6 5BE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO6 5BE (metres)

Polstead Country Park

Polstead Caravan Park House

1,056m

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Nearest post box to CO6 5BE

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Crossfields Butt Road	16:30	10:30	3,797m
Stoke By Nayland Post Office	17:15	11:00	3,868m
The Priory	15:00	08:15	3,941m

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CO6 5BE ITL and CO6 5BE 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 5BE:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH1	East Anglia
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH14	Suffolk CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000200	Babergh

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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CO6 5BE 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 5BE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152386
LSOA	E01029902	Babergh 009C
MSOA	E02006235	Babergh 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to CO6 5BE

CO6 5BD	Straight Road	69m
CO6 5BG	Heath Road	113m
CO6 5BB	Straight Road	213m
CO6 5AY	Millwood Road	411m
CO6 5BA	Stackwood Road	482m
CO6 5DL		485m
CO6 5DJ	Potash Lane	653m
IP7 5NZ	Hadleigh Heath	951m
CO6 5BZ	Bower House Tye	1012m
CO6 5AT		1147m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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