Colchester Road is in West Mersea, Colchester and in Colchester district.
CO5 8RS 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 Colchester Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RS and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: CO5 8RX, CO5 8EQ, CO5 8EF, CO5 8RL, CO5 8EH, CO5 8EG, CO5 8DZ, CO5 8EE, CO5 8EJ.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Colchester Road, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £347,500 | 2021-02-03 | £404,096 |
| 13 Colchester Road, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £340,000 | 2020-12-04 | £397,131 |
| 9 Colchester Road, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building | £285,000 | 2017-05-12 | £359,092 |
| 7A Colchester Road, Colchester, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £118,000 | 2017-03-24 | £128,815 |
| 25 Colchester Road, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building | £225,000 | 2017-03-10 | £286,923 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3out of 4 | Mersea Island School Barfield Road, West Mersea CO5 8QX | 923 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Forge Filling Station | 37 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 696 yd | |
| Mersea island fish bar | Mersea Island Fish Bar, 37 High Street North | 733 yd | |
| St Helena Shop & Cafe | 47 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 765 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal British Legion | 39 Barfield Road, West Mersea | 731 yd | |
| The Fox | Fox Inn, 106 East Road | 1,012 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Kitchen | 31 Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 674 yd | |
| Nupur | 37A Kingsland Road, West Mersea | 696 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East of England Co-op | 43 Barfield Road, West Mersea | 737 yd |
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Glebe COLCHESTER ROAD | grass pitches, tennis courts | 199 yd |
| West Mersea Bowls Club COLCHESTER ROAD | indoor bowls | 618 yd |
| Mersea Island School BARFIELD ROAD | grass pitches | 884 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 | 93.8% |
| 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% |
| Median download speed | 38.4 Mbit/s |
| Average download speed | 33.6 Mbit/s |
| Minimum download speed | 50.79 Mbit/s |
| Maximum download speed | 50.79 Mbit/s |
| Median upload speed | 5.1 Mbit/s |
| Average upload speed | 5 Mbit/s |
| Maximum upload speed | 14.05 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 65 crimes were reported
near Colchester Road.
67% 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 8RS.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
CO5 8RS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.
| Full-Time Employee | 71 |
| Retired | 65 |
| Self-Employed | 43 |
| Part-Time Employee | 36 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 12 |
| Looking after home or family | 6 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 5 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 5 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
| Construction | 26 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 25 |
| Human health and social work activities | 20 |
| Manufacturing | 14 |
| Education | 12 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 12 |
| Transport and storage | 9 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 7 |
| Information and communication | 6 |
| Other | 5 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 5 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 4 |
| Real estate activities | 2 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2 |
| Female | 143 |
| Male | 141 |
| Single | 83 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 125 |
| Separated | 6 |
| Divorced | 22 |
| Widowed | 13 |
| Very good health | 130 |
| Good health | 110 |
| Fair health | 37 |
| Bad health | 7 |
| Very bad health | 2 |
| No qualifications | 44 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 17 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 53 |
| Apprenticeship | 17 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 55 |
| Degree or Similar | 64 |
| Other | 1 |
| Black African | 1 |
| Black Caribbean | 1 |
| Mixed White and Caribbean | 1 |
| Mixed Other | 3 |
| White | 277 |
| United Kingdom | 267 |
| European Union | 8 |
| Africa | 2 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 3 |
| Oceania | 2 |
| Born in the UK | 267 |
| 10+ Years | 10 |
| 5-10 Years | 3 |
| 2-5 Years | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 248 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Other EU countries | 3 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 2 |
| Oceania | 1 |
| No passport held | 27 |
| No religion | 124 |
| Christian | 144 |
| Buddhist | 2 |
| Other religion | 3 |
| Not answered | 11 |