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CO6 2QJ

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Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Braintree, Essex

CO6 2QJ
Braintree

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¹ Data used for this page show statistics based on output area (OA - E00108757), a best-fit lookup between this postcode (CO6 2QJ) and 2021 Census data. Output areas may include more households and population than postcodes.

Data source: Census 2021 / Office for National Statistics
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CO6 2QJ

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