CO5 8JB lies on Melrose Road in West Mersea, Colchester. CO5 8JB 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 | 601081 |
| Northing | 212751 |
| Latitude | 51.777291 |
| Longitude | 0.913416 |
| Street | Melrose Road |
| Locality | West Mersea |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
Elevation or altitude of CO5 8JB 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 |
21, MELROSE ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8JB 2025 20 MAY £690,000 |
21, MELROSE ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8JB 2023 4 AUG £240,000 |
2021 29 JUL £635,000 |
28, MELROSE ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8JB 2021 30 JUN £725,000 |
2020 28 AUG £470,000 |
14, MELROSE ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8JB 2020 23 JUN £410,000 |
2, MELROSE ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8JB 2019 4 DEC £285,000 |
2018 9 AUG £324,000 |
2016 19 AUG £455,000 |
2016 3 AUG £375,000 |
| Church (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 112m |
| High Street | West Mersea | 163m |
| Yorick Road | West Mersea | 252m |
| Melrose Road (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 258m |
| Underwoods Garage (Kingsland Road) | West Mersea | 384m |
| 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
| Median download speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 32.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 78.62Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| 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% |
Estimated total energy consumption in CO5 8JB by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 350,766 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,487 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 18,168 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 116,089 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 26 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,465 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,655 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| West Mersea Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 178m |
| Mersea Avenue West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 424m |
| Coast Road West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 1,004m |
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 8JB:
| 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 8JB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00110386 | |
| LSOA | E01021732 | Colchester 021B |
| MSOA | E02004526 | Colchester 021 |
| CO5 8UQ | Pleasant Mews | 51m |
| CO5 8QW | Digby Mews | 69m |
| CO5 8JE | High Street | 100m |
| CO5 8QT | Barfield Road | 125m |
| CO5 8JF | High Street | 155m |
| CO5 8QA | High Street | 159m |
| CO5 8HU | Yorick Road | 161m |
| CO5 8QY | Vince Close | 162m |
| CO5 8HT | Yorick Road | 170m |
| CO5 8JA | Melrose Road | 187m |