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Housing in CO1 2UP

What the homes in CO1 2UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Colchester
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,461 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (28.2%). Flats make up 39.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CO1 2UPEngland
Detached11%22.9%
Semi-detached23.7%31.5%
Terraced25.9%23%
Purpose-built flat28.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53% of households in the CO1 2UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

CO1 2UP
53%
36%
England
  • Owned53%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented35.5%20.5%
  • Social rented10.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO1 2UPEngland
Owned outright29.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association9.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO1 2UPEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.3%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

CO1 2UPEngland
Living alone, under 6625.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Colchester

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Colchester (August 2026, +2.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ColchesterEngland
All homes£1,197£1,459
One bedroom£820£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,063£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,301£1,489
Four or more£1,796£2,161
Detached£1,566£1,640
Semi-detached£1,268£1,449
Terraced£1,229£1,435
Flat or maisonette£955£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CO1 2UP (Central Colchester) (about 2,461 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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