Map of CO5 8FQ postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8FQ
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
The Fox (E)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (N)
Waldegraves Caravan Park (S)
Known addresses
1 Turnstone Drive, West Mersea
4 Turnstone Drive, West Mersea
11 Turnstone Drive, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.779856
Longitude 0.933982
Easting 602488
Northing 213093
Grid reference TM024130
UTM reference 31U 357479 5738572
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Plus code 9F32QWHM+WH
Altitude 18 metres (58 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:14
Sunset (today) 20:33
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.6 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 December 2023
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
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,882 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£42,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Census output area (2021)E00110398
Census output area (2011)E00110398
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021CE01021733
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021CE01021733
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 £306,852
Annual change -0.5%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Turnstone Drive, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£650,000
11 Turnstone Drive, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£765,000
4 Turnstone Drive, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£530,000


View all properties sold in the CO5 8 sector

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