| Postcode | CO5 8YJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Colchester | 
| Nearest station | Wivenhoe (8 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       The Fox (W) 
Seaview Avenue (SW) 
Seaview Avenue (NE) 
Dawes Lane (E) 
Dawes Lane (W) 
Blue Row (W) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       2 Gracie Lane, West Mersea 
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.785516 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.931681 | |
| Easting | 602304 | |
| Northing | 213716 | |
| Grid reference | TM023137 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 357338 5739206 | |
| what3words | whisker.stiffly.tooth | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly majesty stunned ungreased | |
| Plus code | 9F32QWPJ+6M | |
| Altitude | 21 metres (70 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.2 KMs (0.7 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 | September 2024 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| 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 | £310,541 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Gracie Lane, West Mersea | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2025 | £695,000 |