| Postcode | CO5 8FA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) | 
| Bus stops | Church (W) Yorick Road (E) Melrose Road (W) Underwoods Garage (N) Cemetery (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.775277 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.913402 | |
| Easting | 601089 | |
| Northing | 212527 | |
| Grid reference | TM010125 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356045 5738104 | |
| what3words | darkest.dots.stated | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stimulus twice | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWG7+49 | |
| Altitude | 16 metres (51 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0 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 2006 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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) | E00110384 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| 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 | £310,274 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |