The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8BL

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO5 8BL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CO5 8BL

Empress Avenue - 47 properties, USRN 8900642

Empress Drive - 1 property, USRN 8902532

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.776 / 51°46'33"N

Longitude: 0.9283 / 0°55'41"E

UTM Reference: 31U 357073 5738155

OS Easting: 602109

OS Northing: 212647

OS Grid: TM021126

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPK.MHJ

Mapcode Global: VHKGL.1MLC

Open Location Code: 9F32QWGH+C8

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ls16

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26994 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CO5 8BL on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:06
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:21
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:11
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 01:39
Moon Rises 19:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for CO5 8BL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8BL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 March 2022 64 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £585,000
5 January 2021 76 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
19 October 2020 55a Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £765,000
9 September 2020 59 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £555,000
4 September 2020 57 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £552,500
28 August 2020 53 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £775,000
28 August 2020 53 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Other property type Freehold £775,000
28 August 2020 55 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £700,000
5 December 2019 86 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £690,000
16 September 2019 57 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £525,000
8 March 2019 53 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Other property type Freehold £660,000
28 November 2017 98 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £301,000
14 September 2017 86 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £340,000
29 June 2017 67 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £597,500
1 July 2016 73 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £480,000
26 February 2016 96 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £480,000
8 January 2016 74 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £345,000
4 December 2015 62 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £465,000
7 April 2015 47 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £270,000
10 November 2014 61 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £680,000
30 July 2014 75 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £350,000
14 March 2014 66 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £305,000
11 October 2013 62 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £325,000
24 July 2013 63 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £467,500
10 May 2013 92 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £548,000
28 February 2013 90 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £470,000
31 March 2011 80 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £230,000
2 June 2010 81 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £482,500
1 March 2010 79 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £350,000
24 February 2010 61 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £555,000
25 January 2010 76 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £203,000
16 December 2009 51 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £452,500
11 December 2009 45 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £243,000
26 November 2009 63 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £430,000
25 September 2009 72 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £249,500
5 June 2009 63 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £392,500
7 August 2007 73 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £448,000
17 January 2007 39 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £279,950
27 October 2006 51 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £250,000
8 September 2006 59 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £425,000
30 June 2006 84 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £320,000
16 March 2006 59 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £379,000
3 October 2005 57 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £389,995
20 June 2005 68 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £260,000
23 October 2003 81 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £303,000
8 August 2003 78 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £215,000
21 May 2003 39 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £210,000
30 January 2003 45 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £185,000
1 June 2001 78 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £125,000
28 July 2000 67 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £199,980
7 May 1999 90 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £190,000
16 December 1998 71 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £134,995
20 November 1998 70 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £131,000
16 July 1998 68 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £124,000
26 September 1997 88 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £165,000
29 March 1996 75 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £110,000
29 March 1996 70 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £92,000
22 December 1995 60 Empress Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8BL Detached Freehold £80,500

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 8BL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Mersea and Tiptree

Councillor

John Jowers Conservative

Colchester Borough Council
District council ward

Mersea & Pyefleet

Councillors

Robert Davidson Conservative

Martin Parsons Conservative

Carl Powling Conservative

CO5 8BL also falls within the Civil Parish of West Mersea, 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 8BL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110385 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021731 Colchester 021A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004526 Colchester 021 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004009 West Mersea 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
E33026669 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
E58000444 Mersea and Tiptree ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63011460 West Mersea Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
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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