The UK Postcode Database

CO5 8LJ

a postcode in West Mersea, Essex

Introduced in January 1980
CO5 8LJ 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 8LJ

St Peters Road - 39 properties, USRN 8901757

Victory Road - 1 property, USRN 8901933

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7763 / 51°46'34"N

Longitude: 0.9071 / 0°54'25"E

UTM Reference: 31U 355611 5738235

OS Easting: 600647

OS Northing: 212628

OS Grid: TM006126

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SPJ.N4F

Mapcode Global: VHKGK.NMW3

Open Location Code: 9F32QWG4+GR

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ks86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6a4

  • Suburbanites
  • Suburban Achievers
  • Ageing in Suburbia

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 8LJ on Thursday 13 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:21
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:40
Sunrise 06:14
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:05
Sunset 17:57
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:30
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:09
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 19:50
Hours of daylight today05:44 to 18:27
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:27 to 05:41
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 06:14
Moon Rises 17:21

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

Residential Property Sales in CO5 8LJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 March 2024 32 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £650,000
18 January 2023 31 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £715,500
19 December 2022 24 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £1,350,000
4 September 2020 20 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £770,000
29 May 2020 38 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £318,000
1 May 2020 26 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £510,000
26 September 2019 17 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £592,500
8 October 2018 7 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £365,000
23 September 2016 10 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £225,000
6 September 2016 18 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £367,500
8 April 2016 11 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £365,000
31 March 2016 26 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £355,000
30 April 2015 Ostdene, 37, St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
12 March 2015 7 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £237,500
29 August 2014 17 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £355,000
27 June 2014 24 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £800,000
11 November 2013 30 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £298,000
29 September 2013 27 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £261,500
10 December 2010 27 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £210,000
29 July 2010 7 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £195,000
30 March 2010 31 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £249,995
18 November 2009 11 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £210,000
4 November 2008 25 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £175,000
15 May 2006 24 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £549,000
30 March 2006 22 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £322,500
18 November 2005 32 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £240,000
11 August 2005 20 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £310,000
7 May 2004 22 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £285,000
5 April 2004 19 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £249,995
19 January 2004 36 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £190,000
19 June 2003 40 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £320,000
31 October 1997 8 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
16 October 1996 9 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £36,000
28 March 1996 40 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £135,000
8 September 1995 6 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
24 February 1995 4 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £53,000
8 February 1995 16 St Peters Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LJ Detached Freehold £52,000

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 8LJ

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 8LJ 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 8LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00110388 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 NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
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
E63004353 West Mersea Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 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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