| Postcode | CO5 8JR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
St Peter's Road (E)
High Street (S)
Coast Road (W)
Church (W)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View |
| Known addresses |
43 Firs Road, West Mersea
45 Firs Road, West Mersea
47 Firs Road, West Mersea
51 Firs Road, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.779817 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.908025 | |
| Easting | 600698 | |
| Northing | 213017 | |
| Grid reference | TM006130 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 355688 5738619 | |
| what3words | organist.loafer.joke | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stove verbally | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWH5+W6 | |
| Altitude | 20 metres (67 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:48 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.3 KMs (0.2 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 1980 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| 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) | E00110399 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021D | E01021734 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021D | E01021734 |
| 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% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Firs Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £412,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £278,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2013 | £225,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2003 | £148,000 | |
| 45 Firs Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £417,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2014 | £214,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1999 | £62,250 | |
| 51 Firs Road, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £480,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1997 | £125,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1995 | £50,000 | |
| 43 Firs Road, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2011 | £195,000 |