The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8DX

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO5 8DX 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 8DX

Upland Road - 36 properties, USRN 8901910

Oyster Close - 1 property, USRN 8901377

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 8902712

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7809 / 51°46'51"N

Longitude: 0.9176 / 0°55'3"E

UTM Reference: 31U 356354 5738717

OS Easting: 601353

OS Northing: 213159

OS Grid: TM013131

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPJ.BSR

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.VHGN

Open Location Code: 9F32QWJ9+82

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ls07

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13820 / 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 8DX 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) 23:22
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:10
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 01:39
Moon Rises 19:55

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

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8DX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 February 2021 6 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £325,000
28 January 2021 4 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £343,000
28 January 2020 12 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £420,000
9 October 2019 19 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £315,000
16 August 2019 2 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Other property type Freehold £360,000
22 March 2019 5 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £281,000
31 August 2018 42 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £234,500
12 December 2017 15 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
20 October 2017 17 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £330,000
29 September 2017 1 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £325,000
3 March 2017 20 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £262,500
12 August 2015 26 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
29 June 2015 36 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
24 October 2014 17 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
12 June 2014 23 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £202,000
19 May 2014 19 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £215,000
17 May 2013 12 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £198,000
19 October 2012 20 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £182,500
24 April 2008 7 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £193,000
11 January 2008 9 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
15 June 2007 20 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
15 June 2007 21 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
18 May 2007 28 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £176,000
12 July 2006 11 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £195,000
19 August 2005 13 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £193,000
15 April 2005 25 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
1 October 2004 13 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £190,000
29 August 2003 34 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
3 February 2003 11 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
6 September 2002 9 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
30 July 2002 32 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £107,000
31 January 2002 11 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
12 April 2001 20 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
15 November 1999 40 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
28 May 1999 40 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £55,500
5 March 1999 13 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £80,500
29 January 1999 16 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
21 September 1998 9 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
27 June 1997 8 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Detached Freehold £68,000
30 January 1997 19 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
15 January 1997 23 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
16 October 1996 40 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX Semi-detached Freehold £50,000

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 8DX

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 8DX 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 8DX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110400 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021732 Colchester 021B 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
E33026666 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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