Birchwood Close is in West Mersea, Colchester and in Colchester district.
CO5 8PP 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 1987-04-01.
StreetScan combines information about Birchwood Close, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8PP and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: CO5 8BU, CO5 8EW, CO5 8BJ, CO5 8BQ, CO5 8PR, CO5 8PL, CO5 8BB, CO5 8AF, CO5 8PS.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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5 Birchwood Close, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building | £385,000 | 2017-06-26 | £477,944 |
5 Birchwood Close, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building | £205,000 | 2009-06-16 | £446,956 |
3 Birchwood Close, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building | £150,000 | 2001-09-10 | £455,902 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | Mersea Island School Barfield Road, West Mersea CO5 8QX | 390 yd | Foundation school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Old Forge Filling Station | 37 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 274 yd | |
St Helena Shop & Cafe | 47 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 306 yd | |
Mersea island fish bar | Mersea Island Fish Bar, 37 High Street North | 814 yd | |
The Mersea Deli | 42 High Street, West Mersea | 918 yd | |
Titash | 40B High Street, West Mersea | 921 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Royal British Legion | 39 Barfield Road, West Mersea | 491 yd | |
The Fox | Fox Inn, 106 East Road | 1,030 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Lotus Kitchen | 31 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 262 yd | |
Nupur | 37A Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 274 yd | |
China Kitchen | 13A High Street, West Mersea | 995 yd | |
Unique Fish Bar | 10 Church Road, West Mersea | 1,055 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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East of England Co-op | 43 Barfield Road, West Mersea | 375 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Mersea Island School BARFIELD ROAD | grass pitches | 460 yd |
The Glebe COLCHESTER ROAD | grass pitches, tennis courts | 731 yd |
Mersea Centre HIGH STREET | health and fitness suite, squash courts | 908 yd |
West Mersea Bowls Club COLCHESTER ROAD | indoor bowls | 1,001 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
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 | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 103 crimes were reported
near Birchwood Close.
60% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO5 8PP.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
The percentage of retired residents living in CO5 8PP area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 47% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.
Retired | 112 |
Full-Time Employee | 55 |
Part-Time Employee | 27 |
Self-Employed | 20 |
Looking after home or family | 8 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 6 |
Unemployed | 4 |
Student (economically inactive) | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 2 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 31 |
Construction | 21 |
Human health and social work activities | 15 |
Education | 15 |
Manufacturing | 12 |
Real estate activities | 7 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 7 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 7 |
Financial and insurance activities | 6 |
Transport and storage | 5 |
Information and communication | 5 |
Other | 4 |
Administrative and support service activities | 3 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 1 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1 |
Female | 148 |
Male | 122 |
Single | 43 |
Married: Opposite sex | 136 |
Married: Same sex | 2 |
Separated | 2 |
Divorced | 23 |
Widowed | 34 |
Very good health | 104 |
Good health | 117 |
Fair health | 43 |
Bad health | 10 |
No qualifications | 49 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 28 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 26 |
Apprenticeship | 18 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 33 |
Degree or Similar | 81 |
Other | 3 |
Chinese | 1 |
Other Asian | 4 |
Mixed White and Asian | 3 |
Mixed White and African | 1 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 1 |
Mixed Other | 1 |
White | 260 |
United Kingdom | 249 |
European Union | 5 |
Middle East and Asia | 11 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 7 |
Born in the UK | 249 |
10+ Years | 18 |
2-5 Years | 3 |
United Kingdom | 245 |
South-East Asia | 1 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 23 |
No religion | 75 |
Christian | 164 |
Not answered | 31 |