What's changing near CO5 8QX
Within 2 km, around West Mersea in Colchester. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
76new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.8%like-for-like prices in West Mersea, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
17 new homes completed2 flats, 15 houses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 51 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CO5 8QX itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
9hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
6spill events counted
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
2 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Orchards Holiday Village, Colne Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2023
7.8 km away - Solar farm
Military Corrective Training Centre, Berechurch Hall Camp - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 510 kW
May 2024
9.1 km away
Running nearest: Langenhoe Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.2 km); Layer Farm - Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.1 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Firs Road, West MerseaHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Standard
Firs Road, West MerseaUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Broomhills Road, West MerseaRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Dengie Peninsula Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located north-east and south of the village of Bradwell-on-Sea and east of the village of Burnham-on-Crouch. application due October 2027
11.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2024
17.7 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2024
20.4 km away - Decided
Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel decided Jun 2023
25.6 km away - Decided
Bramford to Twinstead Electric Lines · 29km linear route between the Bramford Substation,Suffolk and 1.5km south of Twinstead Tee, Essex decided Sept 2024
25.9 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.