Map of CO5 8FP postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8FP
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
The Fox (E)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (S)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (N)
Known addresses
1 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
3 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
5 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
7 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
9 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
13 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
15 Sandpiper Lane, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.779265
Longitude 0.934596
Easting 602533
Northing 213029
Grid reference TM025130
UTM reference 31U 357519 5738505
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Plus code 9F32QWHM+PR
Altitude 17 metres (55 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:41
Sunset (today) 21:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.5 KMs (0.3 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
NUTS/ITL 3 Essex Haven Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Essex
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced October 2023
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
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)E00110385
Census output area (2011)E00110385
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
7 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2024£500,000
9 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2024£500,000
5 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2024£425,000
1 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2024£755,000
15 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£1,068,750
3 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2023£435,000
13 Sandpiper Lane, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Sep 2023£580,000


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