Coast Road is in West Mersea, Colchester and in Colchester district. CO5 8LS 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 Coast Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO5 8GL, CO5 8LX, CO5 8LG, CO5 8LY, CO5 8LJ, CO5 8LL.

Coast Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Coast Road are based on 140 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 8LS

Average Price
£551,383
Semi-Detached
£1,179,000
Terraced
£385,928
Detached
£1,022,830
Flats/Maisonettes
£325,102
Other
£84,726

Estimated Average Property Prices for Coast Road

Average Price
£616,530
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Coast Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 7 Rosebank, 64 Coast Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£385,0002022-08-24 £371,535
Flat 1 Rosebank, 64 Coast Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£400,0002022-06-28 £393,595
Saltwind Coast Road, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building
£100,0002021-03-18 £105,846
Saltwind Coast Road, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building
£60,0002020-12-03 £63,605
62 Coast Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£437,0002020-09-30 £527,623

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mersea Island School
Barfield Road, West Mersea CO5 8QX
1,187 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tollesbury School
East Street, Tollesbury CM9 8QE
5,468 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Victory92 Coast Road, West Mersea241 yd
The Coast Inn108 Coast Road, West Mersea431 yd
Buttercups14 Church Road, West Mersea442 yd
Waterfront Pizza110 Coast Road, West Mersea471 yd
The Waterfront bistro @ MeresigThe Waterfront Bistro at Meresig, 110 Coast Road471 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
West Mersea Yacht Club116 Coast Road, West Mersea509 yd
Dabchicks Sailing Club143 Coast Road, West Mersea704 yd
The Royal British Legion39 Barfield Road, West Mersea1,032 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Unique Fish Bar10 Church Road, West Mersea469 yd
China Kitchen13A High Street, West Mersea514 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mersea Centre
HIGH STREET
health and fitness suite, squash courts599 yd
Mersea Island School
BARFIELD ROAD
grass pitches1,063 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 97.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 41.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 41.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 41.5%

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 speed34.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed70.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed5.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed9.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Coast Road dangerous?

In 2023, 39 crimes were reported near Coast Road. 73% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO5 8LS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Coast Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LS

Employment

CO5 8LS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in CO5 8LS area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired96
Full-Time Employee55
Self-Employed39
Part-Time Employee23
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Unemployed6
Long-Term Sick or disabled5

Employment Industry

Education19
Human health and social work activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Construction11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Other6
Administrative and support service activities5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Manufacturing4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Transport and storage3
Information and communication2
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female146
Male138

Partnership Status

Single57
Married: Opposite sex155
Separated6
Divorced23
Widowed19

Health

Very good health145
Good health101
Fair health27
Bad health8
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 107
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani2
White280
Arab2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom260
European Union9
Africa7
Middle East and Asia7
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK260
10+ Years24

Passport Held

United Kingdom264
Germany1
Other EU countries1
Middle East1
No passport held16

Religion

No religion89
Christian176
Muslim4
Other religion1
Not answered18