Map of CO5 8SU postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8SU
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (7 km)
Bus stops
Blue Row (W)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (N)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 10 View
Known addresses
27 East Mersea Road, West Mersea
29 East Mersea Road, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.79027
Longitude 0.942577
Easting 603034
Northing 214275
Grid reference TM030142
UTM reference 31U 358104 5739714
what3words vague.rollover.headed
Plus code 9F32QWRV+42
Altitude 21 metres (69 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:14
Sunset (today) 17:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.4 KMs (0.9 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) 17
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 hamlet and isolated dwellings
Census output area (2021)E00110390
Census output area (2011)E00110390
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
27 East Mersea Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2019£280,000
29 East Mersea Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2000£127,500


View all properties sold in the CO5 8 sector

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