Map of CO5 8GE postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8GE
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Underwoods Garage (S)
Yorick Road (E)
Elmwood Drive (N)
Melrose Road (W)
The Fountain (W)
The Fountain (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
1 Victoria Mews, West Mersea
2 Victoria Mews, West Mersea
3 Victoria Mews, West Mersea
4 Victoria Mews, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.776224
Longitude 0.920132
Easting 601549
Northing 212651
Grid reference TM015126
UTM reference 31U 356512 5738196
what3words quail.counts.windmill
Plus code 9F32QWGC+F3
Altitude 9 metres (30 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:38
Sunset (today) 21:20
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.1 KMs (0.1 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
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Essex Haven Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Essex
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced May 2005
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
Population (2011) 9
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,322 / 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)E00110379
Census output area (2011)E00110379
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021EE01021735
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021EE01021735
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
1 Victoria Mews, West MerseaDetached (freehold)May 2024£600,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2018£435,000
New build detached (freehold)Oct 2005£300,000
3 Victoria Mews, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2021£500,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2011£350,000
New build detached (freehold)Nov 2005£310,000
2 Victoria Mews, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Dec 2013£367,500
New build detached (freehold)Aug 2005£305,000
4 Victoria Mews, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2009£350,000
New build detached (freehold)Jan 2006£300,000


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