CO5 7BH postcode in Fingringhoe, Essex

CO5 7BH is a postcode in Fingringhoe, in the Mersea and Pyefleet ward of Colchester. It is in the Harwich and North Essex parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Colchester: 82% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in CO5 7, last 12 months. ▲ 6.1% on the year before Nearest station Wivenhoe 1.9 km in a straight line

Where CO5 7BH is, and what is near it

Map of CO5 7BH and what is near it Map of CO5 7BH: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the CO5 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CO5 7AA: also in CO5 7CO5 7AB: also in CO5 7CO5 7AD: also in CO5 7CO5 7AE: also in CO5 7CO5 7AL: also in CO5 7CO5 7AN: also in CO5 7CO5 7AP: also in CO5 7CO5 7AR: also in CO5 7CO5 7AS: also in CO5 7CO5 7AT: also in CO5 7CO5 7AU: also in CO5 7CO5 7AW: also in CO5 7CO5 7AZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7BA: also in CO5 7CO5 7BB: also in CO5 7CO5 7BD: also in CO5 7CO5 7BE: also in CO5 7CO5 7BG: also in CO5 7CO5 7BJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7BL: also in CO5 7CO5 7BN: also in CO5 7CO5 7BP: also in CO5 7CO5 7BQ: also in CO5 7CO5 7BS: also in CO5 7CO5 7BT: also in CO5 7CO5 7BU: also in CO5 7CO5 7BX: also in CO5 7CO5 7BY: also in CO5 7CO5 7BZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7DA: also in CO5 7CO5 7DB: also in CO5 7CO5 7DE: also in CO5 7CO5 7DF: also in CO5 7CO5 7DG: also in CO5 7CO5 7DH: also in CO5 7CO5 7DJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7DL: also in CO5 7CO5 7DN: also in CO5 7CO5 7DP: also in CO5 7CO5 7DQ: also in CO5 7CO5 7DR: also in CO5 7CO5 7DS: also in CO5 7CO5 7DU: also in CO5 7CO5 7DW: also in CO5 7CO5 7DX: also in CO5 7CO5 7DY: also in CO5 7CO5 7DZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7EA: also in CO5 7CO5 7EB: also in CO5 7CO5 7ED: also in CO5 7CO5 7EE: also in CO5 7CO5 7EG: also in CO5 7CO5 7EH: also in CO5 7CO5 7EJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7EL: also in CO5 7CO5 7EN: also in CO5 7CO5 7EP: also in CO5 7CO5 7ER: also in CO5 7CO5 7ES: also in CO5 7CO5 7ET: also in CO5 7CO5 7EU: also in CO5 7CO5 7EW: also in CO5 7CO5 7EX: also in CO5 7CO5 7EY: also in CO5 7CO5 7EZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7FA: also in CO5 7CO5 7FB: also in CO5 7CO5 7FD: also in CO5 7CO5 7FE: also in CO5 7CO5 7FF: also in CO5 7CO5 7FH: also in CO5 7CO5 7HF: also in CO5 7CO5 7HG: also in CO5 7CO5 7HJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7HL: also in CO5 7CO5 7HN: also in CO5 7CO5 7HP: also in CO5 7CO5 7HQ: also in CO5 7CO5 7HR: also in CO5 7CO5 7HS: also in CO5 7CO5 7HT: also in CO5 7CO5 7HU: also in CO5 7CO5 7HW: also in CO5 7CO5 7HX: also in CO5 7CO5 7HY: also in CO5 7CO5 7HZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7JA: also in CO5 7CO5 7JD: also in CO5 7CO5 7JE: also in CO5 7CO5 7JF: also in CO5 7CO5 7JH: also in CO5 7CO5 7JJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7JN: also in CO5 7CO5 7JP: also in CO5 7CO5 7JR: also in CO5 7CO5 7JS: also in CO5 7CO5 7LA: also in CO5 7CO5 7LB: also in CO5 7CO5 7LD: also in CO5 7CO5 7LE: also in CO5 7CO5 7LF: also in CO5 7CO5 7LG: also in CO5 7CO5 7LH: also in CO5 7CO5 7LJ: also in CO5 7CO5 7LP: also in CO5 7CO5 7LQ: also in CO5 7CO5 7LR: also in CO5 7CO5 7LT: also in CO5 7CO5 7LU: also in CO5 7CO5 7LX: also in CO5 7CO5 7LY: also in CO5 7CO5 7LZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7NH: also in CO5 7CO5 7NR: also in CO5 7CO5 7NS: also in CO5 7CO5 7NT: also in CO5 7CO5 7NW: also in CO5 7CO5 7NX: also in CO5 7CO5 7NZ: also in CO5 7CO5 7PA: also in CO5 7CO5 7PB: also in CO5 7CO5 7PG: also in CO5 7CO5 7PH: also in CO5 7CO5 7PQ: also in CO5 7 School 3.7 kmAlresford (Essex) station 4.1 kmSchool 5.5 kmMersea and Pyefleet CO5 7BH Map of CO5 7BH and what is near it Map of CO5 7BH: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the CO5 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Mersea and Pyefleet CO5 7BH
  • CO5 7BH
  • Other postcodes in CO5 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8429, longitude 0.9405)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CO5 7BH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CO5 7BH?

Every home and business at CO5 7BH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Colchester: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Colchester: 97%

The line marks the figure across Colchester.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CO5 7BH?

BinDayBuddy does not read Colchester City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Colchester City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CO5 7BH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CO5 7BH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Colchester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CO5 7BH: 910 properties in Colchester are at high risk (0.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Colchester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CO5 7BH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CO5 7BH?

Homes in CO5 7 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £315,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £316,250 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CO5 district: a typical £375,000 from 390 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CO5 7BH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CO5 7BH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CO5 7BH

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CO5 7BH. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CO5 7BH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CO5 7BH. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band D. A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CO5 7BH

Band D in Colchester for 2026‑27: £2,283. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,522 (band A) to £3,805 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,283.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,522
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,776
Band Cabout 110 (17%)£2,029
Band Dabout 130 (20%)£2,283
Band Eabout 120 (18%)£2,790
Band Fabout 120 (18%)£3,297
Band Gabout 90 (14%)£3,805
Band Hwithheld£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Colchester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CO5 7BH is in (ONS area E01021694), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest open schools to CO5 7BH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO5 7BH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CO5 7BH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO5 7BH is Wivenhoe Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Wivenhoe Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Alresford (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Whalebone, 288 m away.

More stations near CO5 7BH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO5 7BH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CO5 7BH?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO5 7BH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • William Loveless Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 2.1 kmCycle
  • William Loveless Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest to the centre of CO5 7BH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CO5 7BH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO5 7BH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO5 7BH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CO5 7BH?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO5 7BH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CO5 7BH in a conservation area?

The centre of CO5 7BH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CO5 7BH?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO5 7BH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CO5 7BH

Ward
Mersea and Pyefleet
Parish
Fingringhoe
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Fingringhoe
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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