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Housing in CO12 3HL

What the homes in CO12 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harwich Town & Dovercourt
Council
Tendring
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,371 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.3%). Flats make up 42.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CO12 3HLEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached16.4%31.5%
Terraced37.3%23%
Purpose-built flat29%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.3% of households in the CO12 3HL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.

CO12 3HL
39%
31%
29%
England
  • Owned39.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented31.3%20.5%
  • Social rented28.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO12 3HLEngland
Owned outright22.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council23.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO12 3HLEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 21% of households include dependent children.

CO12 3HLEngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tendring

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tendring (August 2026, +4.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

TendringEngland
All homes£1,053£1,459
One bedroom£758£1,195
Two bedrooms£975£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,186£1,489
Four or more£1,586£2,161
Detached£1,313£1,640
Semi-detached£1,135£1,449
Terraced£1,061£1,435
Flat or maisonette£884£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CO12 3HL (Harwich Town & Dovercourt) (about 1,371 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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