CO5 8BS lies on Fairhaven Avenue in West Mersea, Colchester. CO5 8BS 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.


| Easting | 602270 |
| Northing | 212547 |
| Latitude | 51.775031 |
| Longitude | 0.930508 |
| Street | Fairhaven Avenue |
| Locality | West Mersea |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
Elevation or altitude of CO5 8BS 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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| Ward | Mersea And Pyefleet |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Harwich And North Essex |
2026 16 JAN £527,500 |
TINKERBELL COTTAGE, 79, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2025 30 SEP £350,000 |
95B, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2025 26 AUG £660,000 |
2024 28 NOV £675,000 |
TINKERBELL COTTAGE, 79, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2024 1 AUG £317,000 |
2024 27 MAR £902,500 |
90, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2023 12 OCT £255,000 |
95A, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2023 24 AUG £675,000 |
95B, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2021 31 MAR £540,000 |
95A, FAIRHAVEN AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8BS 2021 12 MAR £545,000 |
| Seaview Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 778m |
| Seaview Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 779m |
| Empress Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 794m |
| Underwoods Garage (Kingsland Road) | West Mersea | 830m |
| Empress Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 837m |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 96.8% |
| 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
| Median download speed | 31.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 67.16Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 6.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 18.97Mbps |
| 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 | 3.2% |
Estimated total energy consumption in CO5 8BS by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 332,904 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 20 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,645 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 18,376 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 171,871 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 31 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,544 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,292 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| West Mersea Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 1,322m |
| Mersea Avenue West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 1,616m |
| Coast Road West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 2,208m |
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 8BS:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CO5 8BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00110389 | |
| LSOA | E01021731 | Colchester 021A |
| MSOA | E02004526 | Colchester 021 |
| CO5 8XB | Victoria Esplanade | 129m |
| CO5 8DE | Victoria Esplanade | 134m |
| CO5 8BX | Seaview Avenue | 135m |
| CO5 8BL | Empress Avenue | 190m |
| CO5 8PH | Westwood Drive | 194m |
| CO5 8BT | Fairhaven Avenue | 218m |
| CO5 8BY | Seaview Avenue | 254m |
| CO5 8BG | Alexandra Avenue | 270m |
| CO5 8BW | Queensbury Close | 279m |
| CO5 8BZ | Estuary Park Road | 310m |