The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8RD

a postcode in Essex

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

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Streets Associated with CO5 8RD

Elmwood Drive - 36 properties, USRN 8900639

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7797 / 51°46'46"N

Longitude: 0.9214 / 0°55'16"E

UTM Reference: 31U 356609 5738581

OS Easting: 601617

OS Northing: 213041

OS Grid: TM016130

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPJ.CS2

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.XJGJ

Open Location Code: 9F32QWHC+VG

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 8RD 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 02:24
Moon Rises 20:40

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

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8RD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 January 2024 26 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £345,000
12 October 2023 6 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £362,500
15 September 2022 29 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £415,000
13 June 2022 33 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £362,500
5 January 2021 19 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £320,000
9 March 2018 22 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £258,000
17 November 2016 26 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £315,000
22 March 2016 21 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £255,000
18 December 2015 26 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £215,000
17 April 2015 19 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £218,000
15 December 2014 29 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £263,000
5 June 2014 29 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £200,000
3 September 2013 3 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £247,500
31 August 2011 12 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £250,000
31 August 2010 18 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
11 June 2010 15 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
16 April 2010 27 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
24 March 2009 30 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £175,000
20 October 2008 3 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £168,000
26 September 2007 13 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
20 July 2007 31 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £245,500
29 June 2007 28 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £200,000
8 March 2007 31 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £200,000
12 January 2007 5 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £220,000
21 September 2006 7 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £237,000
8 September 2006 15 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,000
7 September 2006 18 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
5 July 2006 2 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £227,500
19 November 2004 18 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
23 July 2004 21 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £216,000
29 August 2003 25 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £177,500
14 March 2003 26 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £155,000
28 February 2003 10 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £169,000
26 February 2003 29 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £155,000
27 September 2002 39 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £137,000
11 September 2002 30 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £142,000
19 July 2002 27 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £107,500
15 April 2002 39 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
5 April 2002 7 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £157,000
18 February 2002 16 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £156,000
1 February 2002 21 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £140,000
28 August 2001 12 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £137,000
16 July 2001 2 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £158,500
8 September 2000 2 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £113,000
11 August 2000 33 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £115,000
10 December 1999 25 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £86,000
17 February 1999 15 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,500
15 June 1998 1 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £87,000
2 June 1998 16 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £90,500
30 April 1998 24 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £68,500
12 December 1997 23 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £60,000
19 December 1996 12 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Detached Freehold £68,000
12 October 1995 39 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
30 June 1995 22 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RD Semi-detached Freehold £55,000

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 8RD

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 8RD 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 8RD

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

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