# CO5 8YL: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO5 8YL is a postcode in Colchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Colchester. Open the map at CO5 8YL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5) › [CO5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Colchester 021E: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **Wivenhoe, 9.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **No property in CO5 8YL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 021E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **£294,210 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **0% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **Low road and rail noise at CO5 8YL**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mersea Island School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersea-island-school-e115311) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £1,075,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2023 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST MERSEA SURGERY (180 m)
- Pharmacies: CARE PHARMACY (180 m); BOOTS (230 m); ISLAND PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: WEST MERSEA DENTAL PRACTICE (180 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - West Mersea (150 m, Spar); Co-op West Mersea Supermarket (190 m, East of England Co-operative); Spar - West Mersea (440 m, Spar); Tesco West Mersea Express (530 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £294,210** (August 2026). Colchester’s average house price was £294,210 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,353** (2025). Full-time workers living in Colchester earned a median of £39,353 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 153rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Colchester costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Colchester has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 126th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Colchester 021E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Colchester 021E has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £540,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 021E was £540,000 in 2025. Joint 3,748th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,361** (2021). Colchester 021E had 1,361 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,575th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 8.4%** (January 2026). In Colchester 021E, 8.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CO5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £387,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO5 was £387,000 in 2025. 640th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,163** (2021). CO5 had 29,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 967th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CO5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.7%** (January 2026). In CO5, 56.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)
- Centre: 51.7767, 0.9198

Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harwich and North Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harwich-and-north-essex): Sir Bernard Jenkin (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.9198,51.7767,CO58YL

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