Bacteriostatic water in West Mersea

Local facts for West Mersea

West Mersea sits in the CO5 postcode district (CO area), within Colchester, East of England, England.

CO5 is a mainland UK district, so orders to West Mersea go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Essex, Biological Sciences, 11.7 km
• The University of Kent, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 54.4 km
• Canterbury Christ Church University, Biological Sciences, 56.5 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of West Mersea with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 71 km south-west
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 71.4 km south-west
• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 72.6 km north-west
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 76.7 km west
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 77.2 km west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 77.3 km west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 78.4 km west

Nearby: Brightlingsea (8.7 km), Wivenhoe (9.6 km), Camulodunum (12.7 km), Colchester (12.7 km), Southminster (13.8 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

West Mersea lies east of St Albans, about 86.1 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the CO postcode area (20 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• CO, 12.1 km
• Colchester, CO1, 12.7 km
• Canonium, CO5, 15.9 km
• Clacton-on-Sea, CO15, 16.7 km
• Tendring, CO16, 17.7 km
• Coggeshall, CO6, 18.8 km
• Manningtree, CO11, 21.5 km
• Frinton-on-Sea, CO13, 23.8 km

Postcode districts in the CO area covered by our East of England location pages: CO1, CO5, CO6, CO7, CO9, CO10, CO11, CO12, CO13, CO14, CO15, CO16.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Colchester (6 location pages): Wivenhoe 9.6 km, CO 12.1 km, Camulodunum 12.7 km, Colchester 12.7 km, Colchester 12.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from West Mersea: north, Brightlingsea (8.7 km); east, Clacton-on-Sea (16.7 km); south, Southminster (13.8 km); west, Heybridge (15.5 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of West Mersea: 2; within 25 km: 19; within 50 km: 69.

Map reference: 51.7761, 0.9113 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074546223).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.