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

East Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on East Road are based on 219 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 8SZ

Average Price
£885,803
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£885,803
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for East Road

Average Price
£467,018
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on East Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
The Old Rectory East Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£460,0002004-06-08 £939,419
The Old Rectory East Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£140,0001996-01-05 £832,186

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
2,908 yd Foundation school Yes 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 8SZ area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near CO5 8SZ postcode.

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%

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

Safety

Is East Road dangerous?

In 2023, 2 crimes were reported near East Road. 88% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was all crimes. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO5 8SZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8SZ

Employment

CO5 8SZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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

Retired63
Full-Time Employee56
Self-Employed49
Part-Time Employee28
Looking after home or family17
Student (economically inactive)10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Other6
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Construction18
Accommodation and food service activities18
Education13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Human health and social work activities13
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Manufacturing9
Financial and insurance activities8
Other7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6
Administrative and support service activities4
Transport and storage3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female135
Male158

Partnership Status

Single76
Married: Opposite sex133
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced17
Widowed12

Health

Very good health153
Good health91
Fair health37
Bad health12

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 88
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Other Asian2
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White282

Country of Birth

United Kingdom281
European Union4
Rest of Europe1
Africa1
Middle East and Asia4
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK281
10+ Years6
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom252
Ireland2
Lithuania3
Other EU countries2
Eastern Asia3
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held29

Religion

No religion113
Christian154
Other religion1
Not answered26