Map of CO5 8GH postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8GH
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (8 km)
Bus stops
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Empress Avenue (W)
Empress Avenue (E)
The Fox (E)
Playing Fields (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
1 Glebe View, West Mersea
2 Glebe View, West Mersea
3 Glebe View, West Mersea
4 Glebe View, West Mersea
5 Glebe View, West Mersea
6 Glebe View, West Mersea
7 Glebe View, West Mersea
8 Glebe View, West Mersea
10 Glebe View, West Mersea
11 Glebe View, West Mersea
12 Glebe View, West Mersea
13 Glebe View, West Mersea
14 Glebe View, West Mersea
15 Glebe View, West Mersea
16 Glebe View, West Mersea
17 Glebe View, West Mersea
19 Glebe View, West Mersea
21 Glebe View, West Mersea
23 Glebe View, West Mersea
25 Glebe View, West Mersea
27 Glebe View, West Mersea
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.78353
Longitude 0.927608
Easting 602032
Northing 213484
Grid reference TM020134
UTM reference 31U 357051 5738993
what3words backhand.plunge.layered
Plus code 9F32QWMH+C2
Altitude 20 metres (66 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:38
Sunset (today) 21:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 1 KMs (0.6 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 July 2007
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) 48
Households (2011) 23
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
Built up area (2024)West MerseaE63011460
Census output area (2021)E00110396
Census output area (2011)E00110396
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 £308,192
Annual change -0.2%
View all properties sold in the CO postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
17 Glebe View, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Nov 2024£425,000
New build detached (freehold)Jul 2009£250,000
19 Glebe View, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Aug 2024£445,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2014£282,500
New build terraced (freehold)Jun 2009£275,500
27 Glebe View, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2021£525,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2015£397,500
New build detached (freehold)Dec 2007£369,995
12 Glebe View, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Mar 2021£365,000
New build terraced (freehold)Sep 2007£274,995
25 Glebe View, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Jul 2017£345,000
3 Glebe View, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Nov 2016£255,000
New build detached (freehold)Oct 2008£180,000
11 Glebe View, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Jan 2016£265,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2013£235,000
New build terraced (freehold)Aug 2009£240,000
5 Glebe View, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2014£265,000
New build detached (freehold)Oct 2008£249,995
1 Glebe View, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2014£250,000
New build detached (freehold)Mar 2009£180,000
13 Glebe View, West MerseaTerraced (freehold)Jul 2014£262,500
New build terraced (freehold)May 2010£249,995


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