CO5 8JL is a residential postcode located on Mersea Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5. It is the 927th largest postcode in the CO5 area.
It contains 53 houses and the most common type of property is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The average house value is £457,503. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 1.5% and Rental values have increased by 6.3%.
Property sale values range from £334,550 for a freehold house, with 2 bedrooms split across 733 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden to £679,123 for a freehold house, with 5 bedrooms split across 2,626 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in CO5 8JL is £358/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 4.3% and 5.1%, and rental values range from £1,411 to £2,660 per month.
The last sale was 24 May 2024 for £655,000 and since then the market in the area as increased by -0.2%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
CO5 8JL has seen 3 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
CO5 8JL is the 927th largest and the 563rd most expensive postcode out of the 938 postcodes in the CO5 area.
CO5 8JL is a residential postcode located on Mersea Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 with 53 houses within its bounds.
The most common property type in CO5 8JL is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The homes are generally period in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being E.
The closest station to CO5 8JL is Wivenhoe station which is 9.2 km away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around CO5 8JL, 52.0% of property is privately owned outright and 22.1% is privately owned with a mortgage.
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The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around CO5 8JL, 13.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 29.6% as possessing degree level qualifications.
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The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around CO5 8JL, the average age was 51.3 and the most common age was 72.
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The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around CO5 8JL, 0.7% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around CO5 8JL, there are an average of 1.4 cars per household.
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