| Postcode | CO5 8RE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Elmwood Drive (N)
Underwoods Garage (N)
The Fountain (W)
The Fountain (E)
Mill Road Corner (S)
Mill Road Corner (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 22 View |
| Known addresses |
Willow Tree House, 12 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
2 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
3 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
4 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
5 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
6 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
7 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
8A Rainbow Road, West Mersea
10 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
11 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
14 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
14A Rainbow Road, West Mersea
15 Rainbow Road, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.778499 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.920917 | |
| Easting | 601593 | |
| Northing | 212906 | |
| Grid reference | TM015129 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356573 5738447 | |
| what3words | polishing.meals.rich | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWHC+99 | |
| Altitude | 15 metres (49 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:17 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.4 KMs (0.2 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | December 2024 |
| 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) | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| 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) | E00110402 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00110402 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 |
| 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 | £296,502 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -5.8% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2023 | £588,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £515,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2010 | £245,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2004 | £249,000 | |
| 7 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £259,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £173,000 | |
| 3 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2020 | £445,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £230,000 | |
| 4 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2020 | £275,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £95,000 | |
| 11 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £283,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £158,000 | |
| 5 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £247,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2009 | £238,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £47,500 | |
| 15 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2008 | £81,000 |
| Willow Tree House, 12 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £321,500 |
| 8A Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2004 | £215,000 |
| 2 Rainbow Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £131,000 |