| Postcode | CO5 8PR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Empress Avenue (E)
The Fountain (E)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
The Fountain (W)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Underwoods Garage (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 32 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
3 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
4 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
5 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
6 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
7 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
8 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
10 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
13 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
15 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
17 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
18 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
19 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
20 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
24 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
30 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
36 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
38 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.778643 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.925233 | |
| Easting | 601890 | |
| Northing | 212934 | |
| Grid reference | TM018129 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356871 5738455 | |
| what3words | quibble.vies.soon | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWHG+F3 | |
| Altitude | 19 metres (63 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:14 | |
| Sunset (today) | 17:59 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.4 KMs (0.3 miles) |
| Parish | West Mersea | E04004009 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MP | Sir Bernard Jenkin | Conservative |
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | April 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Population (2011) | 63 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 29 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | West Mersea | E63011460 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110381 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00110381 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021C | E01021733 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021C | E01021733 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | West Mersea | E02004526 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | West Mersea | E02004526 |
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 |
| Average property price in Colchester | £299,813 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -4.0% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £435,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2014 | £320,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2004 | £240,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £185,000 | |
| 19 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £433,200 |
| 18 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £330,000 |
| 15 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £360,000 |
| 36 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £395,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2011 | £227,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2001 | £149,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £115,000 | |
| 3 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2018 | £315,000 |
| 24 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £311,500 |
| 4 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2017 | £380,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £330,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 1999 | £89,500 | |
| 10 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £285,000 |
| 1 Gainsborough Close, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2014 | £225,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £83,000 |