| Postcode | CO5 8AR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Underwoods Garage (S)
Yorick Road (E)
Melrose Road (W)
Elmwood Drive (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 24 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
2 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
3 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
6 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
7 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
8 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
9 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
10 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
11 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
12 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
13 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
14 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
16 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
17 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
18 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
19 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
21 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
23 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
25 Shears Crescent, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.774477 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.920599 | |
| Easting | 601589 | |
| Northing | 212458 | |
| Grid reference | TM015124 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356539 5738000 | |
| what3words | deriving.trump.disposal | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWFC+Q6 | |
| Altitude | 8 metres (25 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 4:38 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:16 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.1 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 | 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 |
| Population (2011) | 63 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 23 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | West Mersea | E63011460 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110384 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00110384 | |
| 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 | £308,192 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.2% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £485,000 |
| 21 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £500,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1995 | £85,000 | |
| 7 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £450,000 |
| 18 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £515,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 1997 | £95,000 | |
| 16 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £427,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2011 | £295,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1997 | £118,000 | |
| 6 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2017 | £415,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2007 | £302,000 | |
| 12 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2017 | £408,000 |
| 19 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2016 | £340,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2009 | £250,000 | |
| 23 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £345,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £220,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2001 | £185,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £110,000 | |
| 13 Shears Crescent, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2014 | £392,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £143,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1995 | £105,500 |