| Postcode | CO5 8NF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
The Coast Inn (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View |
| Known addresses |
West Winds, 5 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
4 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
6 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
8 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
10 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
12 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.778368 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.900813 | |
| Easting | 600207 | |
| Northing | 212836 | |
| Grid reference | TM002128 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 355186 5738472 | |
| what3words | presuming.satellite.zoomed | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stopped unclog | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWH2+88 | |
| Altitude | 9 metres (28 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:48 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.1 KMs (0.1 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) | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| 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) | E00110382 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £850,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2017 | £500,000 | |
| 8 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2023 | £650,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1999 | £180,000 | |
| 10 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £822,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2015 | £585,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £360,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2002 | £100,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1997 | £55,000 | |
| West Winds, 5 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £592,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2006 | £384,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2004 | £325,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1999 | £165,000 | |
| 12 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £585,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2009 | £365,000 | |
| 4 Firs Hamlet, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2004 | £295,000 |