CO5 8PR lies on Gainsborough Close in West Mersea, Colchester. CO5 8PR 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 April 1987.


| Easting | 601890 |
| Northing | 212934 |
| Latitude | 51.778643 |
| Longitude | 0.925233 |
| Street | Gainsborough Close |
| Locality | West Mersea |
| Town/City | Colchester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO5 |
Elevation or altitude of CO5 8PR 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 |
2024 21 NOV £435,000 |
19, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2021 28 JUN £433,200 |
18, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2020 30 OCT £330,000 |
15, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2020 6 MAR £360,000 |
2018 19 APR £395,000 |
3, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2018 27 MAR £315,000 |
24, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2017 26 OCT £311,500 |
2017 8 MAR £380,000 |
10, GAINSBOROUGH CLOSE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8PR 2016 8 AUG £285,000 |
2015 3 AUG £330,000 |
| Empress Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 310m |
| Empress Avenue (East Road) | West Mersea | 317m |
| The Fountain (East Road) | West Mersea | 362m |
| Underwoods Garage (Kingsland Road) | West Mersea | 384m |
| The Fountain (East Road) | West Mersea | 385m |
| 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 | 36.2Mbps |
| Average download speed | 33.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 65.05Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 7.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 18.82Mbps |
| 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 8PR by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 163,201 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,880 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,130 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 106,531 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 30 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,551 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,211 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| West Mersea Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 987m |
| Mersea Avenue West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 1,185m |
| Coast Road West Mersea | 17:00 | 10:30 | 1,811m |
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 8PR:
| 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 8PR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00110381 | |
| LSOA | E01021733 | Colchester 021C |
| MSOA | E02004526 | Colchester 021 |
| CO5 8PS | Richmond Road | 77m |
| CO5 8EW | Oakwood Avenue | 102m |
| CO5 8AF | Kingsmere Close | 103m |
| CO5 8PP | Birchwood Close | 117m |
| CO5 8PT | Hogarth Close | 122m |
| CO5 8LZ | Blossom Mews | 143m |
| CO5 8BU | Thornwood Close | 145m |
| CO5 8EX | Empress Avenue | 167m |
| CO5 8DP | Oakwood Drive | 170m |
| CO5 8AX | Oakwood Avenue | 175m |