The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8ES

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO5 8ES 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 8ES

Garden Farm - 27 properties, USRN 8900735

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7842 / 51°47'2"N

Longitude: 0.9251 / 0°55'30"E

UTM Reference: 31U 356877 5739068

OS Easting: 601851

OS Northing: 213545

OS Grid: TM018135

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPK.0QH

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.ZFD3

Open Location Code: 9F32QWMG+M2

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ls18

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18882 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CO5 8ES 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 Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:39
Moon Rises 19:55

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

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8ES

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 October 2023 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £420,000
3 July 2023 38 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £370,000
29 June 2023 29 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £299,000
1 June 2022 36 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £385,000
8 March 2021 23 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £322,500
24 February 2020 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £360,000
17 August 2018 35 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £285,000
11 February 2016 37 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £249,000
4 December 2015 30 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
14 August 2015 28 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
19 September 2014 21 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £185,000
28 July 2014 25 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £230,000
14 June 2013 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £230,000
28 January 2013 23 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £210,000
18 November 2011 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
22 September 2011 18 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £181,000
13 November 2009 36 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
2 April 2007 20 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
24 November 2006 19 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
31 August 2006 18 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £177,500
11 April 2006 35 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £223,000
3 December 2004 44 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £187,500
28 June 2004 18 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £179,750
30 April 2004 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
28 February 2003 39 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
17 January 2003 23 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £148,000
15 August 2002 37 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £147,000
7 June 2002 33 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
7 December 2001 33 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £96,285
30 November 2001 41 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
2 November 2001 37 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £124,995
25 May 1999 19 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
18 September 1998 20 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
26 June 1998 37 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £69,000
9 April 1998 41 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
8 October 1997 41 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Semi-detached Freehold £46,500
18 July 1997 26 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £61,500
14 March 1997 25 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £69,000
29 March 1996 27 Garden Farm, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8ES Detached Freehold £69,000

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 8ES

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 8ES 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 8ES

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110392 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021733 Colchester 021C 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
E33026665 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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