| Postcode | CO5 8DP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Empress Avenue (E)
The Fountain (E)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
The Fountain (W)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Mill Road Corner (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
2 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
3 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
4 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
5 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
5A Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
6 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
7 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
8 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
9 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
12 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
14 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
16 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
18 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
20 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.78016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.924969 | |
| Easting | 601865 | |
| Northing | 213102 | |
| Grid reference | TM018131 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356858 5738624 | |
| what3words | news.forge.playful | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWJF+3X | |
| Altitude | 18 metres (58 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 4:48 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:01 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.6 KMs (0.4 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 | February 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) | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| 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) | E00110378 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00110378 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 |
| 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 | £306,852 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2025 | £390,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £242,500 | |
| 1 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2024 | £510,000 |
| 7 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £407,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2017 | £310,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2004 | £178,000 | |
| 12 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Other (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £405,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £239,995 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2006 | £170,000 | |
| 6 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2022 | £425,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £360,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2012 | £230,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £219,995 | |
| 18 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2022 | £290,000 |
| 4 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £380,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £249,995 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2005 | £214,000 | |
| 5A Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £435,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2006 | £166,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2005 | £316,667 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2004 | £249,995 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £195,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 1999 | £60,000 | |
| 9 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2019 | £358,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2016 | £279,995 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £73,000 | |
| 3 Oakwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £415,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £245,500 |