| Postcode | CO5 8AA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
High Street (S)
Church (W)
Melrose Road (W)
Underwoods Garage (N)
Underwoods Garage (S)
Elmwood Drive (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Beach Road, West Mersea
2A Beach Road, West Mersea
3 Beach Road, West Mersea
4 Beach Road, West Mersea
5 Beach Road, West Mersea
7 Beach Road, West Mersea
8 Beach Road, West Mersea
9 Beach Road, West Mersea
10 Beach Road, West Mersea
11 Beach Road, West Mersea
13 Beach Road, West Mersea
15 Beach Road, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.775362 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.914335 | |
| Easting | 601153 | |
| Northing | 212539 | |
| Grid reference | TM011125 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356109 5738111 | |
| what3words | envisage.alone.breeding | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stimulus underfeed | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWG7+4P | |
| Altitude | 15 metres (51 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:30 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0 KMs (0 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 | September 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) | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | West Mersea | E63011460 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110384 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021E | E01021735 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021E | E01021735 |
| 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 | £310,274 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Beach Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £480,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2016 | £380,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £250,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 1997 | £76,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £70,000 | |
| 8 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £465,000 |
| 3 Beach Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2018 | £295,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2003 | £175,000 | |
| 2A Beach Road, West Mersea | Other (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £560,000 |
| 7 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2013 | £400,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2004 | £399,000 | |
| 10 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2012 | £525,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 1995 | £115,000 | |
| 11 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2008 | £490,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2000 | £245,000 | |
| 13 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £285,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2001 | £150,000 | |
| 15 Beach Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2005 | £382,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2002 | £285,000 | |
| 5 Beach Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2002 | £135,000 |