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CO5 8QR

Postcode

A postcode in Colchester 021B, Mersea and Pyefleet ward, Colchester.

This report describes the area around CO5 8QR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around CO5 8QR

Schools near CO5 8QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Mersea Island School
Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
280 m
3 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near CO5 8QR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £295,000Barfield Road, CO5 8QTFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £265,000Grays Close, CO5 8QUMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £149,000Akersloot Place, CO5 8TLJuly 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
  • £665,000Melrose Road, CO5 8JAOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £313,000Reymead Close, CO5 8DNDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £385,000Digby Mews, CO5 8QWJune 2024, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £690,000Melrose Road, CO5 8JBMay 2025, detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £350,000Reymead Close, CO5 8DHJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold180 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of CO5 8QR

In a straight line

GP practices

  • WEST MERSEA SURGERY300 m

Pharmacies

  • ISLAND PHARMACY80 m
  • BOOTS170 m
  • CARE PHARMACY300 m

Dental practices

  • WEST MERSEA DENTAL PRACTICE300 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco West Mersea ExpressTesco150 m
  • Co-op West Mersea SupermarketEast of England Co-operative250 m
  • Spar - West MerseaSpar350 m
  • Spar - West MerseaSpar400 m

The neighbourhood: Colchester 021B

Everything about Colchester 021B
Deprivation score
22.1
Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£335,000
Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,517
Joint 22,624th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
23.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: CO5

Everything about CO5
Median sale price
£387,000
640th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
29,163
967th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.