Map of CO5 8AD postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8AD
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (10 km)
Bus stops
Yorick Road (E)
Church (W)
Melrose Road (W)
Underwoods Garage (N)
Cemetery (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Known addresses
12 Beach Road, West Mersea
14 Beach Road, West Mersea
17 Beach Road, West Mersea
21 Beach Road, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.774361
Longitude 0.913662
Easting 601111
Northing 212426
Grid reference TM011124
UTM reference 31U 356060 5738001
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Plus code 9F32QWF7+PF
Altitude 10 metres (32 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:09
Sunset (today) 18:03
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.1 KMs (0.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest MerseaE04004009
Ward Mersea and Pyefleet E05010833
Local Authority District Colchester E07000071
County Electoral Division Mersea and Tiptree E58000444
Local Authority Essex E10000012
County Essex E10000012
Constituency (2024) Harwich and North Essex E14001273
MPSir Bernard JenkinConservative
Police forceEssex
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Essex Haven Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Essex
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 6
Households (2011) 5
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,322 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£42,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)West MerseaE63011460
Census output area (2021)E00110384
Census output area (2011)E00110384
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021EE01021735
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021EE01021735
Middle layer super output area (2021)West MerseaE02004526
Middle layer super output area (2011)West MerseaE02004526
Travel to work areaColchesterE30000193
Property sales
Average property price in Colchester £299,813
Annual change -4.0%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
12 Beach Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£975,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2019£725,000
17 Beach Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2021£775,000
14 Beach Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2021£950,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2011£550,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1995£125,000
21 Beach Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 1997£150,000


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