Map of CO5 8GQ postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8GQ
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (8 km)
Bus stops
The Fox (E)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
The Fox (W)
Empress Avenue (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 7 View
Known addresses
Willow End, 4 Brierley Paddock, West Mersea
1 Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea
2 Brierley Paddock, West Mersea
2 Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea
3 Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea
4 Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea
5 Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.782029
Longitude 0.931165
Easting 602284
Northing 213327
Grid reference TM022133
UTM reference 31U 357291 5738819
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Plus code 9F32QWJJ+RF
Altitude 22 metres (72 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:18
Sunset (today) 17:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.8 KMs (0.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest MerseaE04004009
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
MPSir Bernard JenkinConservative
Police forceEssex
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Essex Haven Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Essex
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced August 2002
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 9
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,882 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£42,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)West MerseaE63011460
Census output area (2021)E00110398
Census output area (2011)E00110398
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021CE01021733
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021CE01021733
Middle layer super output area (2021)West MerseaE02004526
Middle layer super output area (2011)West MerseaE02004526
Travel to work areaColchesterE30000193
Property sales
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Willow End, 4 Brierley Paddock, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2016£475,000
2 Brierley Paddock, West MerseaDetached (freehold)May 2015£615,000
2 Brierley Paddocks, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2007£499,995
New build detached (freehold)Aug 2004£483,400
3 Brierley Paddocks, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2007£405,000
New build detached (freehold)Aug 2002£245,000
5 Brierley Paddocks, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2006£420,000
New build detached (freehold)Sep 2002£249,950
1 Brierley Paddocks, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Nov 2002£250,000
4 Brierley Paddocks, West MerseaNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2002£230,000


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