CO5 8AR
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Property report — CO5 8AR
Open-data due diligence for CO5 8AR and the area around it.
CO5 8AR in brief: 34 recorded sales (£80,000–£515,000) · medium flood risk · 3 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO5 8AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£469,128
Population
8,603
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
1
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
25%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in CO5 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | £485,000 | 25 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2024-09-12 | £500,000 | 21 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2023-06-14 | £450,000 | 7 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2021-04-28 | £515,000 | 18 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2021-03-29 | £427,000 | 16 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2017-12-13 | £415,000 | 6 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2017-01-20 | £408,000 | 12 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2016-10-13 | £340,000 | 19 SHEARS CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-04 | £345,000 | 23 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2014-12-19 | £392,500 | 13 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2012-09-20 | £275,000 | 10 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2011-04-19 | £295,000 | 16 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2009-07-03 | £250,000 | 19 SHEARS CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-11 | £240,000 | 3 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2007-12-19 | £317,500 | 14 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2007-05-18 | £302,000 | 6 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2005-01-27 | £310,000 | 11 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2002-11-01 | £292,500 | 9 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2002-09-12 | £220,000 | 23 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2002-07-02 | £201,000 | 14 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2002-05-08 | £223,000 | 10 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2001-12-10 | £185,000 | 23 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2001-10-02 | £135,000 | 2 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2000-07-14 | £143,000 | 13 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2000-06-15 | £117,000 | 3 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2000-04-14 | £145,000 | 1 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2000-03-13 | £80,000 | 17 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1998-08-04 | £118,000 | 8 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1998-05-26 | £90,000 | 3 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1998-04-27 | £110,000 | 23 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1997-06-23 | £118,000 | 16 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1997-04-18 | £95,000 | 18 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1995-12-20 | £85,000 | 21 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1995-03-01 | £105,500 | 13 SHEARS CRESCENT | Detached |
34 recorded sales on CO5 8AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersea Island School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Cedd's Church of England Primary School | 3.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Tollesbury School | 3.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WEST MERSEA SURGERY (0.3 mi) · THE TOLLESBURY PRACTICE (4.0 mi) · COLNE MEDICAL CENTRE (5.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CASA PANTIS (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · THE HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (Grade I) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CARE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · ISLAND PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: East of England Co-op (0.3 mi) · Tesco Express (0.4 mi) · CO-OP Daily (5.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 56
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 19%
- Households
- 3,972
Owned 82% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CO5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CO5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 24/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCO5 | SectorCO5 8 | PostcodeCO5 8AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £425,427 | £469,128 | £256,765 |
| Population | 39,375 | 8,603 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 95 | 20 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 55% | 25% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.