CO5 8AE maps, stats, and open data
CO5 8AE lies on Grove Avenue in West Mersea, Colchester. CO5 8AE is located in the Mersea and Pyefleet electoral ward, within the local authority district of Colchester and the English Parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06T and the police force is Essex. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
CO5 8AE maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CO5 8AE geodata
| Easting | 601293 |
| Northing | 212502 |
| Latitude | 51.774978 |
| Longitude | 0.916340 |
Where is CO5 8AE?
| Street | Grove Avenue |
| Locality | West Mersea |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
CO5 8AE Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO5 8AE as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Mersea And Pyefleet |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Harwich And North Essex |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CO5 8AE
2025 16 MAY £1,030,000 |
THE SYCAMORES, 13, GROVE AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8AE 2022 13 JUL £850,000 |
2020 15 OCT £925,000 |
2020 8 OCT £660,000 |
MAGALUF, 13A, GROVE AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8AE 2019 26 SEP £475,000 |
2019 8 AUG £960,000 |
2010 13 SEP £730,000 |
17, GROVE AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8AE 2007 16 AUG £445,000 |
2006 30 NOV £382,500 |
2002 12 SEP £360,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to CO5 8AE
| Yorick Road | West Mersea | 119m |
| Underwoods Garage (Kingsland Road) | West Mersea | 334m |
| Melrose Road (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 360m |
| High Street | West Mersea | 375m |
| Church (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 420m |
Broadband
Broadband access in CO5 8AE (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in CO5 8AE (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 29.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 48.27Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 7.73Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CO5 8AE (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
CO5 8AE gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CO5 8AE by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 255,216 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 18,230 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,699 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 135,154 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,113 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,599 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CO5 8AE, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CO5 8AE.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
15.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than CO5 8AE:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO5 8AE (metres)
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Nearest post box to CO5 8AE
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| West Mersea Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 365m |
| Mersea Avenue West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 738m |
| Coast Road West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 1,258m |
CO5 8AE ITL and CO5 8AE LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CO5 8AE:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH3 | Essex |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH34 | Essex Haven Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000071 | Colchester |
CO5 8AE census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CO5 8AE:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00110384 | |
| LSOA | E01021735 | Colchester 021E |
| MSOA | E02004526 | Colchester 021 |
Nearest postcodes to CO5 8AE
| CO5 8AH | Kingsland Road | 139m |
| CO5 8AJ | Yorick Road | 143m |
| CO5 8AA | Beach Road | 146m |
| CO5 8HU | Yorick Road | 166m |
| CO5 8AG | Kingsland Road | 176m |
| CO5 8AD | Beach Road | 197m |
| CO5 8HZ | Yorick Avenue | 214m |
| CO5 8AL | Goings Lane | 217m |
| CO5 8AQ | Kingsland Close | 221m |
| CO5 8DD | Kingsland Beach | 226m |
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