Map of CO5 8NL postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8NL
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Cemetery (E)
Coast Road (W)
Victory PH (E)
High Street (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
62 Firs Road, West Mersea
64 Firs Road, West Mersea
66 Firs Road, West Mersea
68 Firs Road, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.779888
Longitude 0.905841
Easting 600547
Northing 213019
Grid reference TM005130
UTM reference 31U 355538 5738631
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Plus code 9F32QWH4+X8
Altitude 18 metres (60 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:11
Sunset (today) 18:01
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) 14
Households (2011) 5
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,121 / 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)E00110399
Census output area (2011)E00110399
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021DE01021734
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021DE01021734
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
66 Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2024£535,750
68 Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)May 2009£250,000
62 Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2007£339,500
Detached (freehold)Oct 2006£310,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1996£128,000
64 Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2003£215,000


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