| Postcode | CO5 8XA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester |
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (10 km) |
| Bus stops |
Underwoods Garage (N)
Melrose Road (W)
Underwoods Garage (S)
Church (W)
Elmwood Drive (N)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.774033 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.917859 | |
| Easting | 601402 | |
| Northing | 212401 | |
| Grid reference | TM014124 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 356348 5737956 | |
| what3words | mailer.pave.consoles | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stiffen tartar | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWF9+J4 | |
| Altitude | 8 metres (25 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | February 1990 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1998 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|
|---|---|---|
| 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) | E00110384 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Colchester 021E | E01021735 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Colchester 021E | E01021735 |
| 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% |