CO5 7NN

Mersea and Pyefleet · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Colchester
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO5 7NH 245 m
CO5 7NJ 276 m
CO5 7NW 305 m
CO5 7NY 329 m
CO5 7NZ 344 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO5 7NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO5
Postcode sector
CO5 7
Latitude
51.835525
Longitude
0.904414
British National Grid easting
600,200
British National Grid northing
219,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04003978
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110193
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 019E · E01021695
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 019 · E02004524

Postcode source versions

Explore CO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Langenhoe Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    606 m
  2. Cherry Tree Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km
  3. Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO5 7 residents
5,109

Age bands in CO5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

455 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,151 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,506 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

1,208 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.7 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    4.5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Layer Road

    BCT · Abberton

    0.3 miles
  • Layer Road

    BCT · Abberton

    0.3 miles
  • Mersea Rd

    BCT · Abberton

    0.3 miles
  • Mersea Rd

    BCT · Abberton

    0.3 miles
  • Edward Marke Drive

    BCT · Abberton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 019E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,032 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Langenhoe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 606 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.