CO5 8BX postcode in West Mersea, Essex

CO5 8BX is a postcode in West Mersea, 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 Low flood risk 1 of 59 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 2% of homes and businesses at CO5 8BX can get it Across Colchester: 82% Typical price £385,000 Homes sold in CO5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 18.9% on the year before Nearest station Wivenhoe 9.2 km in a straight line

Where CO5 8BX is, and what is near it

Map of CO5 8BX and what is near it Map of CO5 8BX: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CO5 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CO5 8AE: also in CO5 8CO5 8AF: also in CO5 8CO5 8AG: also in CO5 8CO5 8AH: also in CO5 8CO5 8AJ: also in CO5 8CO5 8AL: also in CO5 8CO5 8AN: also in CO5 8CO5 8AP: also in CO5 8CO5 8AQ: also in CO5 8CO5 8AR: also in CO5 8CO5 8AS: also in CO5 8CO5 8AT: also in CO5 8CO5 8AU: also in CO5 8CO5 8AW: also in CO5 8CO5 8AX: also in CO5 8CO5 8AY: also in CO5 8CO5 8AZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8BA: also in CO5 8CO5 8BB: also in CO5 8CO5 8BD: also in CO5 8CO5 8BE: also in CO5 8CO5 8BG: also in CO5 8CO5 8BH: also in CO5 8CO5 8BJ: also in CO5 8CO5 8BL: also in CO5 8CO5 8BN: also in CO5 8CO5 8BP: also in CO5 8CO5 8BQ: also in CO5 8CO5 8BS: also in CO5 8CO5 8BT: also in CO5 8CO5 8BU: also in CO5 8CO5 8BW: also in CO5 8CO5 8BY: also in CO5 8CO5 8BZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8DA: also in CO5 8CO5 8DB: also in CO5 8CO5 8DD: also in CO5 8CO5 8DE: also in CO5 8CO5 8DJ: also in CO5 8CO5 8EA: also in CO5 8CO5 8EW: also in CO5 8CO5 8EX: also in CO5 8CO5 8EZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8FJ: also in CO5 8CO5 8FL: also in CO5 8CO5 8FP: also in CO5 8CO5 8FQ: also in CO5 8CO5 8FR: also in CO5 8CO5 8GE: also in CO5 8CO5 8GS: also in CO5 8CO5 8HU: also in CO5 8CO5 8HZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8JA: also in CO5 8CO5 8LZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8PH: also in CO5 8CO5 8PL: also in CO5 8CO5 8PP: also in CO5 8CO5 8PR: also in CO5 8CO5 8PS: also in CO5 8CO5 8PT: also in CO5 8CO5 8QQ: also in CO5 8CO5 8QR: also in CO5 8CO5 8QU: also in CO5 8CO5 8QX: also in CO5 8CO5 8QZ: also in CO5 8CO5 8RA: also in CO5 8CO5 8RB: also in CO5 8CO5 8RD: also in CO5 8CO5 8RE: also in CO5 8CO5 8SQ: also in CO5 8CO5 8SR: also in CO5 8CO5 8TH: also in CO5 8CO5 8UG: also in CO5 8CO5 8XB: also in CO5 8CO5 8YL: also in CO5 8 School 6.0 kmGP 7.2 kmColne Community School 7.9 kmWest Mersea CO5 8BX Map of CO5 8BX and what is near it Map of CO5 8BX: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CO5 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 6.0 kmGP 7.2 km2 places, 7.2–7.9 kmMersea and Pyefleet CO5 8BX
  • CO5 8BX
  • Other postcodes in CO5 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.7750, longitude 0.9325)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CO5 8BX?

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 8BX?

91% of the homes and businesses at CO5 8BX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 2% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CO5 8BX 2% Colchester 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CO5 8BX 91% Colchester 97%
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 8BX?

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 8BX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 59 homes and businesses at CO5 8BX. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

59 homes and businesses at CO5 8BX Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 58

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 8BX: 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 8BX 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 8BX?

Homes in CO5 8 sold for a typical £385,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 18.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£385,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£475,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 18.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 59 sales
  • Semi-detached £316,250 18 sales
  • Terraced £301,545 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £212,500 7 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 8BX

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in CO5 8BX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 July 2026. The middle sale was £270,000, from £161,500 to £700,000. Across CO5 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £385,000. 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 8BX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CO5 8BX. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CO5 8BX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around CO5 8BX. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 8BX

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 30 (4%)£1,522
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,776
Band Cabout 160 (21%)£2,029
Band Dabout 190 (25%)£2,283
Band Eabout 170 (23%)£2,790
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,297
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,805
Band Hfewer than 5£4,566

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 8BX is in (ONS area E01021731), 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 8BX?

The nearest open schools to CO5 8BX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO5 8BX is Wivenhoe Rail Station, 9.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Wivenhoe Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive
  • Alresford (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 9.9 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CO5 8BX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 8BX?

The nearest to the centre of CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

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 8BX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO5 8BX, 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 8BX?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO5 8BX 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 8BX in a conservation area?

The centre of CO5 8BX 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 8BX?

Police.uk records 20 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO5 8BX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: burglary 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 8BX

Ward
Mersea and Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
West Mersea
Rural or urban
Larger 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CO5 8PH70 mCO5 8DA110 mCO5 8DE110 mCO5 8BS140 mCO5 8BP180 mCO5 8BZ240 m
All of CO5

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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