Mersea Road is in Langenhoe, Colchester and in Colchester district. CO5 7LQ is located in the Mersea and Pyefleet electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO5 7LH, CO5 7JF, CO5 7LJ.

Mersea Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Mersea Road are based on 490 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Colchester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO5 7LQ

Average Price
£627,038
Semi-Detached
£345,440
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£673,971
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mersea Road

Average Price
£410,122
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mersea Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Causeway Cottages Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£350,0002022-09-09 £345,440
Taqdeer Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£745,0002020-12-21 £855,916
Tyeside Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£435,0002012-08-15 £787,856
Georgian House Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£410,0002003-08-18 £911,193
Ashtree Cottage Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£250,0002003-04-11 £575,412

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Langenhoe Community Primary School
Bracken Way, Abberton CO5 7PG
183 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Road, Fingringhoe CO5 7BN
3,227 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Cherry Tree Academy
Holt Drive, Mersea Road CO2 0BG
3,240 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge
Rectory Road, Rowhedge CO5 7HR
4,069 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Road, Layer-de-la-Haye CO2 0DS
4,446 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Thomas Lord Audley School
Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick CO2 8NJ
4,772 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in CO5 7LQ area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Abberton Cc
ABBERTON ROAD
grass pitches696 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed300 Mbit/s
Average download speed289.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed300 Mbit/s
Average upload speed286 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed600 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Mersea Road dangerous?

In 2023, 7 crimes were reported near Mersea Road. 84% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was burglary. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO5 7LQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LQ

Employment

CO5 7LQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee50
Retired33
Self-Employed24
Part-Time Employee22
Student (economically inactive)8
Looking after home or family7
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Other4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles14
Construction13
Human health and social work activities11
Education11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Other5
Real estate activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Manufacturing5
Transport and storage3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Accommodation and food service activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female100
Male83

Partnership Status

Single42
Married: Opposite sex93
Separated3
Divorced9
Widowed8

Health

Very good health96
Good health58
Fair health22
Bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 50
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian4
White178
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom175
European Union5
Middle East and Asia3
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK175
10+ Years8
5-10 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom164
Ireland1
France1
Other EU countries1
Oceania1
No passport held14

Religion

No religion56
Christian101
Hindu4
Other religion5
Not answered17