| Postcode | CO5 8EW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Empress Avenue (W)
The Fountain (E)
The Fountain (W)
Elmwood Drive (N)
Underwoods Garage (S)
Mill Road Corner (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 38 View |
| Known addresses |
1 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
2 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
3 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
34 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
36 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
38 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
40 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
44 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
45 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
46 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
48 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
49 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
50 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
51 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
53 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
54 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
57 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
59 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
61 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
63 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
65 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
67 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
69 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
71 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
73 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.779246 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.924141 | |
| Easting | 601812 | |
| Northing | 212998 | |
| Grid reference | TM018129 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356798 5738524 | |
| what3words | educates.beaks.sardine | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stowing trench | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWHF+MM | |
| Altitude | 17 metres (55 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.5 KMs (0.3 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) | 72 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 30 | |
| 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) | E00110378 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| 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 | £310,274 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £470,000 |
| 2 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £490,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2018 | £390,000 | |
| 45 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £430,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2012 | £235,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £92,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1997 | £89,500 | |
| 65 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £255,000 |
| 63 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £365,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2009 | £327,500 | |
| 1 The Paddock, Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £285,000 |
| 38 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2014 | £275,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2013 | £240,000 | |
| 69 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2014 | £375,000 |
| 67 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2014 | £381,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2001 | £215,000 | |
| 34 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2013 | £183,000 |