# CO5 8BS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.77504, 0.930538
- **Open Location Code:** 9F32QWGJ+26
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01ls
- **Qibla:** 120.4°
- **Grid reference:** TM 02270 12547
- **UTM:** 31U 357226 5738043
- **Elevation:** 9m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** East of England (E12000006)
- **Admin district:** Colchester (E07000071)
- **Ward:** Mersea and Pyefleet (E05010833)
- **Constituency:** Harwich and North Essex (E14001273)
- **County:** Essex (E10000012)
- **Parish code:** E04004009
- **Travel to work area:** E30000193
- **Police force area:** E23000028
- **Built-up area:** E63011460
- **County electoral division:** E58000444
- **European electoral region:** East of England (E15000006)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01021731
- **2021 MSOA:** West Mersea (E02004526)
- **2021 output area:** E00110389
- **2011 LSOA:** E01021731
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004526
- **2011 output area:** E00110389
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33026669
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 26994
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000013
- **ICB location:** E38000117
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000066
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000035

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wivenhoe | 9136 |
| Hospital | Oaks Hospital | 14799 |
| GP | Mersea Island Medical Practice | 852 |
| School | Mersea Island School | 971 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 27997 |
| Bus stop | Seaview Avenue | 772 |
| Food bank | Colchester | 7556 |
| Defibrillator | Seaview Holiday Park | 235 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 7671 |
| Post office | West Mersea Post Office | 1308 |
| Library | West Mersea Library | 1351 |
| Coast | — | 2711 |
| Central London | — | 78853 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region A, MPAN 10)
- **Water:** Anglian Water
- **Sewerage:** Anglian Water
- **Broadband:** 67.6% gigabit, 100% superfast, 67.6% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [CO5 8BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BP)
- [CO5 8XB](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208XB)
- [CO5 8DE](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208DE)
- [CO5 8BX](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BX)
- [CO5 8BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BL)
- [CO5 8BT](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BT)
- [CO5 8BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BY)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/CO5%208BS.json).

## Data

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