The UK Postcode Database

CO5 7QG

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO5 7QG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CO5 7QG

Mersea Road - 24 properties, USRN 8902202

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8065 / 51°48'23"N

Longitude: 0.904 / 0°54'14"E

UTM Reference: 31U 355499 5741593

OS Easting: 600303

OS Northing: 215971

OS Grid: TM003159

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SP4.MDQ

Mapcode Global: VHKGC.MV9J

Open Location Code: 9F32RW43+HJ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kt83

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15200 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CO5 7QG on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:23
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:39
Moon Rises 19:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO5 7QG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO5 7QG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 July 2022 The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £430,000
2 December 2021 2, Rose Inn Cottages, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Other property type Freehold £450,000
3 September 2021 Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Other property type Freehold £775,000
19 May 2021 1, Rose Inn Cottages, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
25 February 2021 The Olde House, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £535,000
25 November 2020 Home Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Other property type Freehold £850,000
18 December 2018 Thistledown, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £815,000
30 October 2017 Whitethorns, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £480,000
21 July 2015 Thistledown, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £760,000
9 February 2015 Waterways, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £550,000
27 February 2014 Whitethorns, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £317,500
7 September 2007 Homeview, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £305,000
17 May 2004 Waterways, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £350,000
26 September 2001 Thistledown, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £435,000
14 September 2001 Mayford, Mersea Road, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QG Detached Freehold £270,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CO5 7QG

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Stanway and Pyefleet

Councillor

Kevin Bentley Conservative

Colchester Borough Council
District council ward

Mersea & Pyefleet

Councillors

Robert Davidson Conservative

Martin Parsons Conservative

Carl Powling Conservative

CO5 7QG also falls within the Civil Parish of Peldon, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CO5 7QG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110200 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021694 Colchester 019D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004524 Colchester 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004002 Peldon Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010833 Mersea and Pyefleet Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2016 DLUHC
E07000071 Colchester Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000012 Essex Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001273 Harwich and North Essex Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000028 Essex Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000193 Colchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33026657 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000117 NHS North East Essex CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000023 Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000460 Stanway and Pyefleet ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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