| Postcode | CO5 8AE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Melrose Road (W)
Underwoods Garage (N)
Church (W)
Underwoods Garage (S)
High Street (S)
Elmwood Drive (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 19 View |
| Known addresses |
Magaluf, 13A Grove Avenue, West Mersea
The Sycamores, 13 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
1 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
3 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
9 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
13 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
17 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
19 Grove Avenue, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
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| Latitude | 51.774988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.91637 | |
| Easting | 601295 | |
| Northing | 212503 | |
| Grid reference | TM012125 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356248 5738066 | |
| what3words | sprint.noted.crafts | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stimulus tannery | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWF8+XG | |
| Altitude | 14 metres (45 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) | 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 17 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | May 2025 | £1,030,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £925,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £360,000 | |
| The Sycamores, 13 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £850,000 |
| 9 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £660,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £382,500 | |
| Magaluf, 13A Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £475,000 |
| 1 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £960,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2010 | £730,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2002 | £288,500 | |
| 17 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £445,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2000 | £142,500 | |
| 19 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | May 2002 | £240,000 |
| 13 Grove Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | May 1997 | £133,000 |