Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 28, 2024

CO5 7RA is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (CO5) is called the outward code. The part after the space (7RA) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case CO which means Colchester.
Postal District. In our case CO5.
Postal Sector. In our case CO5 7.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case RA.

The regional mail center for the post area CO is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the CO5 7RA postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the CO5 7RA postcode have the street address of Wigborough Road

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 17 individuals call the CO5 7RA postcode their home.

CO5 7RA is within the village of Peldon.

The CO5 7RA postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in CO5 7RA are houses. Of these houses, most are detached.

Most properties in CO5 7RA are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates

Latitude	51.8092499269
Longitude	0.877086982278

Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from this postcode © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for West Mersea

Thu 19th Sep

Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	4.00%	NNE 16 mph

Fri 20th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	1.00%	NNE 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	2.00%	NNE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	9.00%	NE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	19.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	ENE 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Sunny day	20.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	2.00%	ENE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Sunny day	19.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	ENE 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Clear night	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	NE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	NE 11 mph

Sat 21st Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	NE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	ENE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	ENE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	0.00%	E 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Sunny day	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	4.00%	E 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Sunny day	19.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	2.00%	ENE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Clear night	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	1.00%	ENE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	8.00%	ENE 11 mph

Sun 22nd Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	9.00%	NE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	13.00%	ENE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	9.00%	E 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	11.00%	E 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	14.00%	E 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	10.00%	E 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	17.00%	ESE 9 mph

Mon 23rd Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	16.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	21.00%	SE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	16.00%	W 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	19.00%	W 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	17.00%	WSW 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	12.00%	WSW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	38.00%	WSW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Clear night	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	11.00%	W 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	12.00%	WSW 11 mph

Schools within a five minute Drive

England Primary Schools

Langenhoe Community Primary School

Address: Langenhoe Community Primary School, Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7PG

Distance: 2.12 miles

School Website

Contact: 01206735267

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

WEST MERSEA DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 32A KINGSLAND ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8RA

Distance: 2.80 miles

Contact: :

LAYER ROAD DENTAL SURGERY

Address: CHESTERFIELDS, LAYER ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 9LA

Distance: 3.90 miles

Contact: :

MERSEA ROAD DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 306 MERSEA ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 8QY

Distance: 4.12 miles

Contact: :

COLCHESTER DENTAL CENTRE

Address: CIRCULAR ROAD SOUTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7UT

Distance: 4.41 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL DISTINCTION

Address: 64 HIGH STREET, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9AZ

Distance: 4.78 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 41 PRETTYGATE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 4EQ

Distance: 4.91 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

ISLAND PHARMACY

Address: 4 & 5 KINGSWAY, BARFIELD ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8QT

Distance: 2.70 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 615113

BOOTS

Address: 37 BARFIELD ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8QX

Distance: 2.76 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 382850

CARE PHARMACY

Address: RETAIL UNIT NO.1, 37/39 KINGSLAND RD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8RA

Distance: 2.80 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 381673

MERSEA ROAD PHARMACY

Address: 358 MERSEA ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 8RB

Distance: 3.89 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 576915

TOLLESBURY PHARMACY

Address: 12A EAST STREET, TOLLESBURY, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 8QD

Distance: 3.94 miles

Contact: tel: 01621 860511

HUTT PHARMACY

Address: 4 THE SQUARE, ICENI WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 9EB

Distance: 4.29 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 576548

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Nearest Opticians

PATRICK & MENZIES (WEST MERSEA)

Address: 2 BARFIELD ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8QT

Distance: 2.70 miles

Contact: :

WIVENHOE EYES OPEN

Address: 1 BELLE VUE ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9LE

Distance: 4.96 miles

Contact: :

ARMSTRONG & NORTH (COLCHESTER)

Address: STANWAY RETAIL PARK, PEARTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0LX

Distance: 4.98 miles

Contact: :

DAVID J RUSSELL OPTICIANS

Address: 100 CHURCH ROAD, TIPTREE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 0AB

Distance: 5.33 miles

Contact: :

DON TYLER & SON

Address: 12 THE CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, TIPTREE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 0HF

Distance: 5.38 miles

Contact: :

EYECARE-AT-HOME.UK (SOVEREIGN CRESCENT)

Address: 4 SOVEREIGN CRESCENT, LEXDEN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3UZ

Distance: 5.42 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

MALTING GREEN SURGERY

Address: 64 MALTING GREEN ROAD, LAYER-DE-LA-HAYE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0JJ

Distance: 2.49 miles

Contact: :

WEST MERSEA SURGERY

Address: 32 KINGSLAND ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8RA

Distance: 2.80 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 382015

THE TOLLESBURY PRACTICE

Address: THE SURGERY, 25 HIGH STREET, TOLLESBURY, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 8RG

Distance: 4.00 miles

Contact: tel: 01621 869204

ROWHEDGE SURGERY

Address: 7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 7HP

Distance: 4.43 miles

Contact: tel: 01206 728585

CHURCH STREET SURGERY

Address: 13 CHURCH STREET, TOLLESHUNT D'ARCY, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 8TS

Distance: 4.45 miles

Contact: :

SHRUB END SURGERY

Address: 122 SHRUB END ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 4RY

Distance: 4.63 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links

Train Stations

Hythe (Essex)

Address: Hythe station, Station Road, Hythe, Essex, CO2 8JR

Postcode: CO2 8JR

Line: Sunshine Coast (Tendring Hundred) Line

Company: Greater Anglia

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.70 miles

Colchester Town

Address: Colchester Town station, St. Botolphs Circus, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EF

Postcode: CO2 7EF

Line: Sunshine Coast (Tendring Hundred) Line

Company: Greater Anglia

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.46 miles

Colchester

Address: Colchester [North] station, Station Approach Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1XD

Postcode: CO1 1XD

Line: Great Eastern Main Line|Sunshine Coast (Tendring Hundred) Line

Company: Greater Anglia

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 6.35 miles

Marks Tey

Address: Marks Tey station, Station Road, Marks Tey, Essex, CO6 1EE

Postcode: CO6 1EE

Line: Great Eastern Main Line|Gainsborough line (Sudbury branch line)

Company: Greater Anglia

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 6.37 miles

Kelvedon

Address: Kelvedon station, Station Road, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9NP

Postcode: CO5 9NP

Line: Great Eastern Main Line

Company: Greater Anglia

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 7.77 miles

Distances are as the crow flies.

Motorway Junctions

M11 J8

Distance: 35.39 miles

Driving Time: 40.90 minutes

M25 J28

Distance: 38.52 miles

Driving Time: 40.73 minutes

M25 J29

Distance: 40.82 miles

Driving Time: 42.95 minutes

M11 J7A

Distance: 41.59 miles

Driving Time: 47.01 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster Constituency	Harwich and North Essex
Member or Parliament	Sir Bernard Jenkin
Contact Details	Contact Sir Bernard Jenkin
Political Party	Conservative

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Essex County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Essex Library Service

House Sales

Yearly House Sales
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2014	£640,000	£640,000	£640,000	1

Local Postcodes

CO5 7PS Church Road

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near CO5 7RA
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Aldi, Magdalen Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 2FJ	8.71 miles	Directions to Aldi
Iceland, St. Johns Walk, COLCHESTER, CO2 7AL	8.80 miles	Directions to Iceland
Iceland, Tollgate West, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 8RG	8.81 miles	Directions to Iceland
Sainsburys, Priory Walk, COLCHESTER, CO1 1LG	9.01 miles	Directions to Sainsburys
Tesco, Greenstead Road, COLCHESTER, CO1 2TE	9.17 miles	Directions to Tesco

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near CO5 7RA
Burger King	Distance	Directions
11b High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DA	5.61 miles	Directions to 11b High Street
ferring Service Station, Ferring, CO5 9EL	6.89 miles	Directions to ferring Service Station
Unit 20-21, The Meadows Shopping Centre., Chelmsford, CM2 6FD	17.97 miles	Directions to Unit 20-21, The Meadows Shopping Centre.
Copdock Interchange, Ipswich, IP8 3TT	18.45 miles	Directions to Copdock Interchange

Mcdonald's Restaurants near CO5 7RA
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Tollgate West, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 8RG	5.47 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Tollgate West, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 8RG
McDonald's, High Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 1DH	5.63 miles	Directions to McDonald's, High Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 1DH
McDonald's, Cowdray Avenue, COLCHESTER, CO1 1US	6.13 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Cowdray Avenue, COLCHESTER, CO1 1US
McDonald's, Boxted Road, Mile End, COLCHESTER, CO4 5HH	8.13 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Boxted Road, Mile End, COLCHESTER, CO4 5HH

KFC Restaurants near CO5 7RA
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, High Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 1DA	5.59 miles	Directions to KFC Colchester - High Street
KFC, London Road, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 8DD	5.77 miles	Directions to KFC Stanway - Stane Leisure Park
KFC, Brook Retail Park, London Road, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 3TP	11.53 miles	Directions to KFC Clacton - Brook Retail Park
KFC, Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, BRAINTREE, CM77 8GA	13.30 miles	Directions to KFC Braintree - Galleys Island
KFC, Northern Road, Chilton Industrial Estate, SUDBURY, CO10 2XQ	17.23 miles	Directions to KFC Sudbury - Northern Road