Map of CO5 8HN postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8HN
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (8 km)
Bus stops
The Fox (W)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Known addresses
Brierley, Cross Lane, West Mersea
Cross Barn House, 5 Cross Lane, West Mersea
Swatchways, 14 Cross Lane, West Mersea
1 Cross Lane, West Mersea
3 Cross Lane, West Mersea
4 Cross Lane, West Mersea
5 Cross Lane, West Mersea
8 Cross Lane, West Mersea
9 Cross Lane, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.78251
Longitude 0.933516
Easting 602444
Northing 213387
Grid reference TM024133
UTM reference 31U 357455 5738868
what3words dignitary.forecast.listed
Plus code 9F32QWMM+2C
Altitude 21 metres (70 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:18
Sunset (today) 17:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.9 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 January 1980
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) 27
Households (2011) 13
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
1 Cross Lane, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£450,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2006£250,000
Detached (freehold)May 2006£250,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1996£65,500
3 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2019£600,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 1998£220,000
4 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2018£325,000
8 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2017£379,995
Brierley, Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2016£1,120,000
9 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2015£575,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1998£90,000
Swatchways, 14 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Oct 2013£517,500
Cross Barn House, 5 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Sep 2011£499,999
5 Cross Lane, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Apr 2003£335,000
Detached (freehold)May 1999£215,000


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