| Postcode | CO5 8PH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (9 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 162 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 3 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 4 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 5 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 6 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 7 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 8 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 9 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 10 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 11 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 12 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 13 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 14 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 15 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 16 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 17 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 17A Westwood Drive, West Mersea 17B Westwood Drive, West Mersea 18 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 19 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 20 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 22 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 23 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 24 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 27 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 29 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 30 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 31 Westwood Drive, West Mersea 32 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.775421 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.933274 | |
| Easting | 602459 | |
| Northing | 212598 | |
| Grid reference | TM024125 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 357416 5738080 | |
| what3words | props.craftsman.eyeliner | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stingily undecided | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWGM+58 | |
| Altitude | 8 metres (27 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.1 KMs (0 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 | June 1981 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 61 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 29 | |
| 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) | E00110389 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021A | E01021731 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 17B Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2022 | £205,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2007 | £147,000 | |
| 8 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £320,000 | 
| 7 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £345,000 | 
| 9 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £237,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2014 | £192,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2005 | £155,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1998 | £64,000 | |
| 23 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2020 | £332,800 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2015 | £220,000 | |
| 27 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2020 | £420,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 2005 | £275,000 | |
| 3 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £345,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £90,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £79,000 | |
| 10 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £240,000 | 
| 24 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £410,000 | 
| 14 Westwood Drive, West Mersea | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2019 | £185,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2015 | £156,000 | |
| New build flat (leasehold) | Aug 2007 | £137,500 |