Housing in CO2 8GL
What the homes in CO2 8GL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenstead
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,353 (2024)
CO2 8GLColchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86.8%). Flats make up 87.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
11.7% of households in the CO2 8GL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 72.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 3.8% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented72.7%20.5%
- Social rented15%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.1%). 9.5% 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 8GL (Greenstead) (about 2,353 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.