CO5 8QA

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980

CO5 8QA	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 8QA

High Street - 54 properties, USRN 8900913

Captains Road - 1 property, USRN 8900311

Queens Mews - 1 property, USRN 8901494

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7769 / 51°46'36"N

Longitude: 0.9112 / 0°54'40"E

UTM Reference: 31U 355901 5738287

OS Easting: 600931

OS Northing: 212698

OS Grid: TM009126

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPJ.H6F

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.RL3P

Open Location Code: 9F32QWG6+QF

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ks96

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27322 / 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 8QA 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 today	04:10 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 8QA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8QA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 September 2022	27 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£247,300
31 August 2022	19 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£235,000
8 July 2022	27a High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£230,000
3 February 2021	37 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Other property type	Freehold	£369,880
31 January 2020	46 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Other property type	Freehold	£375,000
28 January 2020	44 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Other property type	Freehold	£395,000
7 June 2019	48 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
8 May 2015	48 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
5 December 2011	27 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£138,000
19 November 2010	27a High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£160,000
7 December 2007	25 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£170,000
17 August 2007	21 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£152,000
26 August 2005	29 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£138,500
9 August 2002	27a High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£95,000
15 July 2002	27 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£89,995
29 September 2000	25 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£60,000
28 July 2000	23 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£63,000
25 January 2000	27 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£31,452
10 January 2000	21 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£51,250
9 November 1999	25 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£55,000
15 October 1999	27a High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£50,000
20 November 1998	23 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£55,000
8 May 1997	43a High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Detached	Freehold	£82,000
27 March 1996	23 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£50,000
11 May 1995	23 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£53,000
10 April 1995	25 High Street, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£45,000

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 8QA

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 8QA 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 8QA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00110387		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01021735	Colchester 021E	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
E33026667		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

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