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Housing in CO2 8JS

What the homes in CO2 8JS 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
1,874 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.5%). Flats make up 41%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CO2 8JSEngland
Detached7.9%22.9%
Semi-detached26.4%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat38.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.2% of households in the CO2 8JS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 9% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.

CO2 8JS
22%
33%
42%
England
  • Owned22.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented33%20.5%
  • Social rented42.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO2 8JSEngland
Owned outright9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association36.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO2 8JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

CO2 8JSEngland
Living alone, under 6624.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.6%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 CO2 8JS (New Town & Hythe) (about 1,874 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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