The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8RH

a postcode in Essex

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

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Streets Associated with CO5 8RH

Mill Road - 27 properties, USRN 8901241

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7814 / 51°46'52"N

Longitude: 0.92 / 0°55'12"E

UTM Reference: 31U 356520 5738769

OS Easting: 601515

OS Northing: 213222

OS Grid: TM015132

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPJ.CDJ

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.WHQ8

Open Location Code: 9F32QWJC+G2

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ls07

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

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 8RH 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 8RH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8RH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 June 2023 7 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
4 September 2020 17 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
3 August 2016 17 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
22 July 2016 23 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £206,000
12 May 2016 2a Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £240,000
27 November 2015 Flat, 2 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £235,000
21 August 2015 12 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £310,000
17 August 2015 10 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
23 June 2015 12a Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £233,000
4 October 2013 17 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £192,000
12 April 2012 14 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £180,000
10 September 2010 4 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £205,000
30 July 2009 21 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,000
26 May 2009 12 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £310,000
9 April 2009 2a Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £126,000
11 October 2007 19 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £183,000
4 July 2007 12 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £249,999
20 October 2006 19 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
18 August 2006 23 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £157,500
24 February 2006 23 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
25 April 2005 17 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
31 July 2002 Flat, 2 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £140,000
17 July 2002 10 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
3 May 2002 11 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £147,000
9 April 2002 17 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
14 September 2001 9 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £93,500
13 September 1999 9 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
9 June 1999 14 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £71,950
8 October 1998 7 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
30 September 1997 19 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £57,750
10 January 1997 15 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
24 March 1995 11 Mill Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8RH Detached Freehold £75,000

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 8RH

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 8RH 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 8RH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110393 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
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

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