Map of CO5 8BU postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8BU
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Empress Avenue (E)
The Fountain (W)
Underwoods Garage (S)
Elmwood Drive (N)
Empress Avenue (W)
Underwoods Garage (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Known addresses
1 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
2 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
4 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
5 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
6 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
7 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
10 Thornwood Close, West Mersea
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.778279
Longitude 0.923208
Easting 601752
Northing 212888
Grid reference TM017128
UTM reference 31U 356731 5738418
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Plus code 9F32QWHF+87
Altitude 17 metres (56 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:04
Sunset (today) 20:43
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.4 KMs (0.2 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 Harwich and North Essex E14000734
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
Data
Date introduced April 1985
Last updated May 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 24
Households (2011) 10
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
26,994 / 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 sub-divisionE35999999
Built up areaWest MerseaE34002505
Census output area (2021)E00110378
Census output area (2011)E00110378
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021AE01021731
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021AE01021731
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 £299,713
Annual change -4.1%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
4 Thornwood Close, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2020£270,000
7 Thornwood Close, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2019£318,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2011£197,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2005£169,000
10 Thornwood Close, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2013£268,000
1 Thornwood Close, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Apr 2011£250,000
6 Thornwood Close, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2010£217,500
Detached (freehold)May 2006£198,700
Detached (freehold)Aug 1997£70,000
5 Thornwood Close, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Feb 2005£265,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2002£177,995
Detached (freehold)Nov 1998£102,500
2 Thornwood Close, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2000£120,500
Detached (freehold)May 1999£81,250


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