Map of CO5 8JP postcode

General information
Postcode CO5 8JP
Post Town Colchester
Nearest station Wivenhoe (9 km)
Bus stops
St Peter's Road (E)
Coast Road (W)
High Street (S)
Victory PH (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 9 View
Known addresses
Dove House, 57 Firs Road, West Mersea
53A Firs Road, West Mersea
55 Firs Road, West Mersea
56 Firs Road, West Mersea
60 Firs Road, West Mersea
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.779877
Longitude 0.906289
Easting 600578
Northing 213019
Grid reference TM005130
UTM reference 31U 355569 5738629
what3words outgoing.lunching.rolled
Plus code 9F32QWH4+XG
Altitude 19 metres (62 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:18
Sunset (today) 17:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.2 KMs (0.1 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) 18
Households (2011) 9
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,121 / 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)E00110399
Census output area (2011)E00110399
Lower layer super output area (2021)Colchester 021DE01021734
Lower layer super output area (2011)Colchester 021DE01021734
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
56 Firs Road, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)May 2015£232,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2000£79,250
53A Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Mar 2013£520,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2007£500,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1999£80,000
60 Firs Road, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2012£220,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2010£240,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 1999£75,000
55 Firs Road, West MerseaSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2010£550,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1999£230,000
Dove House, 57 Firs Road, West MerseaDetached (freehold)Jan 2007£285,000


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