CO5 8JL
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Property report — CO5 8JL
Open-data due diligence for CO5 8JL and the area around it.
CO5 8JL in brief: 64 recorded sales (£14,500–£655,000) · no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO5 8JL 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
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
25%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CO5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | £525,000 | 30 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-12 | £600,000 | 8 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2024-07-05 | £370,000 | 17 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-24 | £655,000 | 1A MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2022-11-14 | £457,500 | 11 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-26 | £544,000 | 38 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2020-11-11 | £360,000 | 3 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-01 | £554,000 | 1A MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2019-07-03 | £275,000 | 22 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-20 | £285,000 | 20 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-02 | £525,000 | 1A MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2016-11-25 | £400,000 | 1 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2016-06-16 | £255,000 | 49 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-27 | £345,000 | 12 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-30 | £467,500 | 1A MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2015-08-14 | £250,000 | 19 MERSEA AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2015-03-12 | £350,000 | 32 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-22 | £299,950 | 28 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2014-04-04 | £280,000 | 30 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-03 | £218,000 | 2 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2013-07-31 | £250,000 | 15 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-04-12 | £160,000 | 38 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2012-07-27 | £249,950 | 14 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-07-27 | £194,000 | 21 MERSEA AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2012-03-07 | £155,000 | TABLE VILLA, 2 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2010-09-17 | £285,000 | 32 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-07-21 | £200,000 | 25 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £222,500 | 52 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2009-03-27 | £249,995 | 1 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2008-10-17 | £325,000 | 43 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2007-10-05 | £232,000 | 14 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-09 | £259,500 | 30 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-08 | £187,500 | 21 MERSEA AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-11 | £249,995 | 43 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2005-07-22 | £210,750 | 35 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2004-03-19 | £161,000 | 22 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-13 | £295,000 | 47 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £135,000 | 35 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2002-08-27 | £165,000 | 12 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-08 | £95,000 | 47 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2001-09-14 | £130,000 | 5 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-03 | £95,000 | 21 MERSEA AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2001-04-02 | £142,000 | 30 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-02 | £110,000 | 13 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-08-18 | £169,950 | 24 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 2000-07-05 | £33,500 | 15 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-24 | £139,950 | 4 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1999-12-06 | £117,500 | 40 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-15 | £115,000 | 43 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1999-06-25 | £87,500 | 32 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-17 | £105,000 | 31 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £75,000 | 28 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-26 | £69,000 | 22 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-04 | £59,995 | 38 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1997-09-22 | £14,500 | 9 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1997-09-05 | £45,000 | 45 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-29 | £58,000 | 12 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-19 | £58,995 | 11 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-14 | £69,000 | 10 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1996-10-11 | £133,000 | 8 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £99,995 | 18 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1996-01-12 | £61,000 | 35 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
| 1995-07-31 | £60,000 | 13 MERSEA AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-01-10 | £127,000 | 16 MERSEA AVENUE | Detached |
64 recorded sales on CO5 8JL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersea Island School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Tollesbury School | 3.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Langenhoe Community Primary School | 3.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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 (0.4 mi) · THE TOLLESBURY PRACTICE (3.6 mi) · COLNE MEDICAL CENTRE (5.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ROSEBANK (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (Grade I) (0.3 mi) · 56, COAST ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ISLAND PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · CARE PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Express (0.1 mi) · East of England Co-op (0.4 mi) · CO-OP Daily (5.2 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
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CO5 8JL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 8JL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £425,427 | £469,128 | £226,157 |
| 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 | Low |
| 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 1 July 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.