Map of CO5 8BD postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8BD
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Empress Avenue (E)
Underwoods Garage (S)
The Fountain (E)
The Fountain (W)
Elmwood Drive (N)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 12 View
Known addresses
75 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
79 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
85 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
87 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
89 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
93 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
95 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.776306
Longitude 0.925154
Easting 601895
Northing 212674
Grid reference TM018126
UTM reference 31U 356859 5738195
what3words homing.saucepan.resettle
Plus code 9F32QWGG+G3
Altitude 17 metres (54 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:38
Sunset (today) 21:20
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 October 1985
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) 30
Households (2011) 11
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 (2024)West MerseaE63011460
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 £308,192
Annual change -0.2%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
75 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2016£375,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2004£320,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 2002£199,995
93 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2014£415,000
79 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2010£245,000
87 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Apr 2007£279,995
Detached (freehold)Dec 1996£73,000
95 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2006£317,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2003£276,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 1996£107,000
85 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2005£249,995
Detached (freehold)Dec 2003£246,000
Detached (freehold)May 2002£195,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2000£138,000
89 Oakwood Avenue, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jul 2003£150,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1998£79,950


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