| Postcode | CO5 8SE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (8 km) |
| Bus stops |
Waldegraves Caravan Park (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 81 View |
| Known addresses |
3 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea
6 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea
7 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
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| Latitude | 51.780421 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.945169 | |
| Easting | 603257 | |
| Northing | 213187 | |
| Grid reference | TM032131 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 358252 5738613 | |
| what3words | circling.muted.firebird | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty straw underpaid | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWJW+53 | |
| Altitude | 15 metres (50 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:30 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.6 KMs (0.4 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) | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 7 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00110392 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021C | E01021733 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021C | E01021733 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £800,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £410,000 | |
| 6 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2005 | £560,000 |
| 3 Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Jan 1995 | £130,000 |