CO5 8AU Postcode | Location, Map & Details - Sipuha
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England
Country
Colchester
Local Auth.
#26994
IMD England
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Colchester
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period
England
Country
Colchester
Local Auth.
#26994
IMD England
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Colchester
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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England
Country
🏙️
Colchester
Local Authority
Essex
🗺️
Mersea and Pyefleet
Ward
🚶
Colchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeCO5 8AU
🌐Latitude51.7752
🌐Longitude0.9241
📐OS Easting601,825
📐OS Northing212,549
🌍RegionEast of England
🏔️National ParkEngland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaWest Mersea
🤝Local EnterpriseSouth East
🌍ITL RegionColchester

Administrative Information

🏛️
Colchester
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Harwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273
🚔
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardMersea and Pyefleet
🗳️Constituency codeE14001273
🗳️EU Electoral RegionEastern
🏘️ParishWest Mersea
🌍International Territorial LevelColchester

Health & NHS

🏥
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS Scotland
🎗️
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityEast of England
🩺NHS RegionEast of England
💊Integrated Care BoardNHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgNorth East Essex
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06T
🎗️Cancer AllianceEast of England

Statistical Areas

📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Colchester 021A E01021731
E01021731
🗂️
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 021 E02004526
E02004526
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 021A E01021731
E01021731
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 021 E02004526
E02004526
🏙️
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
📅2021 ClassificationLarger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26994
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 26994 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,416
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.1%

Religion

Total residents: 1,412
Christian57.5%
No religion34.1%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,412
50–6424.6%
65–7420.2%
75–8413.3%
35–4913.2%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.1%

Households

Total households: 656
All members 66+23.0%
Any member 66+20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.1%
Other8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 25.0%

Sun & Time Information

5:50 AM6:15 PM
🌅
5:50 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:15 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:50 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:15 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO5 8AU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 26994
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021731 and MSOA E02004526 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO5 8AU is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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