Map of CO5 8AJ postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8AJ
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Melrose Road (W)
Underwoods Garage (N)
Underwoods Garage (S)
Church (W)
Elmwood Drive (N)
High Street (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 27 View
Known addresses
35 Yorick Road, West Mersea
39A Yorick Road, West Mersea
43 Yorick Road, West Mersea
45 Yorick Road, West Mersea
46 Yorick Road, West Mersea
48 Yorick Road, West Mersea
51 Yorick Road, West Mersea
53 Yorick Road, West Mersea
54 Yorick Road, West Mersea
55 Yorick Road, West Mersea
56 Yorick Road, West Mersea
57 Yorick Road, West Mersea
58 Yorick Road, West Mersea
59 Yorick Road, West Mersea
60 Yorick Road, West Mersea
61 Yorick Road, West Mersea
62 Yorick Road, West Mersea
64 Yorick Road, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.776134
Longitude 0.917241
Easting 601350
Northing 212633
Grid reference TM013126
UTM reference 31U 356312 5738191
what3words income.communal.arranger
Plus code 9F32QWG8+FV
Altitude 15 metres (49 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:42
Sunset (today) 21:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.1 KMs (0.1 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 June 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) 46
Households (2011) 24
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,322 / 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 (2024)West MerseaE63011460
Census output area (2021)E00110379
Census output area (2011)E00110379
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021EE01021735
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021EE01021735
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 £308,192
Annual change -0.2%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
60 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2025£610,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2003£203,000
55 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2023£505,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2013£295,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1998£139,950
57 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2021£390,000
54 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2016£280,000
43 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2015£260,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 2005£235,000
Detached (freehold)May 2001£162,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 1997£77,000
45 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Feb 2015£248,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1996£57,500
61 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2014£300,000
62 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2013£340,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2003£215,000
46 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Dec 2012£290,500
Detached (freehold)Aug 1996£70,000
51 Yorick Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2007£315,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1999£175,000
New build detached (freehold)Jan 1996£60,000


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