Map of CO5 8GJ postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8GJ
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (8 km)
Bus stops
Seaview Avenue (NE)
The Fox (E)
Empress Avenue (W)
The Fox (W)
Empress Avenue (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
1 Bower Grove, West Mersea
2 Bower Grove, West Mersea
3 Bower Grove, West Mersea
3A Bower Grove, West Mersea
3B Bower Grove, West Mersea
3C Bower Grove, West Mersea
4 Bower Grove, West Mersea
5 Bower Grove, West Mersea
6 Bower Grove, West Mersea
8 Bower Grove, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.783797
Longitude 0.929163
Easting 602138
Northing 213518
Grid reference TM021135
UTM reference 31U 357159 5739020
what3words surface.smirking.barbarian
Plus code 9F32QWMH+GM
Altitude 22 metres (71 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:11
Sunset (today) 18:01
Distance away
Distance to sea 1 KMs (0.6 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 December 2009
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) 15
Households (2011) 7
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)E00110398
Census output area (2011)E00110398
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
8 Bower Grove, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2021£525,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2015£389,000
4 Bower Grove, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2018£355,500
New build detached (freehold)Jul 2010£249,995
1 Bower Grove, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2016£381,000
2 Bower Grove, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2016£420,000
3B Bower Grove, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Feb 2015£390,000
3C Bower Grove, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Nov 2014£405,000
3A Bower Grove, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Oct 2014£394,995
6 Bower Grove, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Dec 2013£370,000
New build detached (freehold)Oct 2010£350,000
3 Bower Grove, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2010£249,995
5 Bower Grove, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)May 2010£240,000


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