Housing in CO2 7FA
What the homes in CO2 7FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town & Hythe
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.4%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49% of households in the CO2 7FA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned49%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented45.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.6%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CO2 7FA (New Town & Hythe) (about 2,259 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.