Map of CO5 8LB postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8LB
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
Church (W)
High Street (S)
St Peter's Road (E)
Melrose Road (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 47 View
Known addresses
1 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
3 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
4 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
5 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
6 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
7 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
8 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
15 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
16 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
18 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
19 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
21 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
22 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
23 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
24 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
25 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
26 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
27 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
28 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
35 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
37 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
39 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
41 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
43 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
47 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
49 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
51 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
53 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
55 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
57 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
59 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
61 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
63 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
65 Whittaker Way, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.782085
Longitude 0.911187
Easting 600906
Northing 213278
Grid reference TM009132
UTM reference 31U 355914 5738865
what3words grove.kingpin.resist
Plus code 9F32QWJ6+RF
Altitude 22 metres (71 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:38
Sunset (today) 21:20
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.3 KMs (0.2 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 January 1980
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) 87
Households (2011) 43
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,121 / 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)E00110391
Census output area (2011)E00110391
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021DE01021734
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021DE01021734
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
51 Whittaker Way, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2024£320,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2004£180,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1995£62,000
8 Whittaker Way, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2024£500,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2011£306,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2008£145,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 1998£101,950
22 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2023£344,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2008£235,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 1995£53,000
24 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)May 2023£380,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2006£205,000
55 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Apr 2023£415,000
26 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2023£415,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2012£237,500
Detached (freehold)Sep 2005£192,500
1 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Dec 2022£475,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2013£245,000
57 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Dec 2022£405,000
Detached (freehold)May 2004£205,000
18 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2022£535,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 2020£415,000
19 Whittaker Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2022£380,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 2015£295,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2007£250,000
Detached (freehold)May 2004£199,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2002£148,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1996£73,000


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