CO5 8PG maps, stats, and open data
CO5 8PG 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 8PG maps


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CO5 8PG geodata
| Easting | 600131 |
| Northing | 213038 |
| Latitude | 51.780208 |
| Longitude | 0.899829 |
Where is CO5 8PG?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
CO5 8PG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CO5 8PG as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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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 |
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| Constituency | Harwich And North Essex |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to CO5 8PG
| High Street | West Mersea | 905m |
| Church (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 963m |
| Melrose Road (Barfield Road) | West Mersea | 1,196m |
| Yorick Road | West Mersea | 1,238m |
| Underwoods Garage (Kingsland Road) | West Mersea | 1,355m |
Deprivation
10.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than
CO5 8PG:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CO5 8PG (metres)
The Company Shed
Richard Haward Oysters
Dabchicks Sailing Club
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Nearest post box to CO5 8PG
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Coast Road West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 205m |
| Mersea Avenue West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 581m |
| West Mersea Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 916m |
Environment
| Risk of CO5 8PG flooding from rivers and sea | Low |
CO5 8PG ITL and CO5 8PG 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 8PG:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLH3 | Essex |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLH34 | Essex Haven Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E07000071 | Colchester |
CO5 8PG 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 8PG:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00110382 | |
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| LSOA | E01021734 | Colchester 021D |
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| MSOA | E02004526 | Colchester 021 |
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