The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8TA

a postcode in Essex

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

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Streets Associated with CO5 8TA

East Road - 18 properties, USRN 8900601

Meeting Lane - 2 properties, USRN 8901203

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 8902843

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.79 / 51°47'23"N

Longitude: 0.9605 / 0°57'37"E

UTM Reference: 31U 359339 5739646

OS Easting: 604268

OS Northing: 214290

OS Grid: TM042142

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPD.PNL

Mapcode Global: VHKGL.L8MN

Open Location Code: 9F32QXQ6+X5

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ls59

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15200 / 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 8TA 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 02:21
Moon Rises 20:40

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

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8TA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 September 2021 Wayside Elm, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £535,000
30 September 2021 Marlin, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £750,000
30 June 2021 Wayside Elm, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £520,000
15 December 2016 Freshfields, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £325,000
27 April 2007 1, Weir Farm Cottages, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
23 September 2003 Marlin, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £285,000
26 May 1998 Marlin, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £122,000
21 September 1995 Wayside Elm, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8TA Detached Freehold £91,000

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 8TA

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

MP

Bernard Jenkin Conservative

Essex County Council
County council electoral division

Stanway and Pyefleet

Councillor

Kevin Bentley Conservative

Colchester Borough Council
District council ward

Mersea & Pyefleet

Councillors

Robert Davidson Conservative

Martin Parsons Conservative

Carl Powling Conservative

CO5 8TA also falls within the Civil Parish of East 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 8TA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110194 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021694 Colchester 019D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004524 Colchester 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003986 East 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
E33026657 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
E58000460 Stanway and Pyefleet ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
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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