Map of CO5 8HW postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8HW
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (8 km)
Bus stops
The Fox (E)
Seaview Avenue (SW)
Seaview Avenue (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Known addresses
1 Cross Way, West Mersea
2 Cross Way, West Mersea
3 Cross Way, West Mersea
6 Cross Way, West Mersea
7 Cross Way, West Mersea
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.782715
Longitude 0.933588
Easting 602448
Northing 213410
Grid reference TM024134
UTM reference 31U 357461 5738891
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Plus code 9F32QWMM+3C
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) 16
Households (2011) 7
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
7 Cross Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jun 2024£417,500
Detached (freehold)Dec 2021£365,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2018£316,500
3 Cross Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Feb 2018£177,500
1 Cross Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2011£273,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1996£72,000
6 Cross Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Aug 2002£141,000
2 Cross Way, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 1997£73,000


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