CO5 8BS
The median sold price for the postcode CO5 8BS is around £350,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 68 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CO5 8BS (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £180,000 – £670,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CO5 8, last 24 months.
- Detached£505,000(162 sales)
- Semi-detached£350,000(37 sales)
- Flat£198,250(30 sales)
- Terraced£308,090(15 sales)
CO5 8BS median £350,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £317,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 43% below the typical Colchester neighbourhood
- Crime: 38% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Colchester and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 67.6% of premises in CO5 8BS, compared with 81.3% across Colchester and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 61.5% of premises across Colchester (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Colchester | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 61.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 67.6% | 81.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 25% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Colchester: more deprived than 21% of its 117 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment7of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (26%). Average Band D in Colchester is £2,282.85 for 2026/27.
That is 5% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 740 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A4%
- Band B8%
- Band C22%
- Band D26%
- Band E23%
- Band F12%
- Band G7%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Mersea Island School0.6 miles (890 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Mersea Island School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Cedd's Church of England Primary School3.7 miles (6.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Cedd's Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Langenhoe Community Primary School4.0 miles (6.4 km)Ofsted, January 2023: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Langenhoe Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Colne Community School5.0 miles (8.1 km)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Colne Community School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Thomas Lord Audley School6.6 miles (10.6 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for The Thomas Lord Audley School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Paxman Academy7.2 miles (11.6 km)Ofsted, February 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Paxman Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to CO5 8BS is Wivenhoe Rail Station, 5.7 miles (9.2 km) away in a straight line. There are no bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 5.7 miles (9.2 km)Wivenhoe Rail Station
- 6.2 miles (9.9 km)Alresford (Essex) Rail Station
- 7.6 miles (12.3 km)Hythe (Essex) Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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