Map of CO5 8EL postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8EL
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Empress Avenue (W)
The Fountain (E)
The Fountain (W)
Playing Fields (SW)
Mill Road Corner (S)
Mill Road Corner (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Known addresses
22 East Road, West Mersea
24 East Road, West Mersea
26 East Road, West Mersea
37 East Road, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.781492
Longitude 0.923866
Easting 601783
Northing 213247
Grid reference TM017132
UTM reference 31U 356786 5738774
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Plus code 9F32QWJF+HG
Altitude 22 metres (71 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:09
Sunset (today) 18:03
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.7 KMs (0.4 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) 10
Households (2011) 6
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,882 / 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)E00110396
Census output area (2011)E00110396
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021CE01021733
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021CE01021733
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
26 East Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2023£566,500
37 East Road, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Mar 2017£114,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 2007£235,000
22 East Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2014£330,000
24 East Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2005£240,000


View all properties sold in the CO5 8 sector

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