PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Colchester

Housing in CO2 9FT

What the homes in CO2 9FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Monkwick
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,377 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.4%). Flats make up 36.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CO2 9FTEngland
Detached14.2%22.9%
Semi-detached24%31.5%
Terraced25.3%23%
Purpose-built flat35.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.3% of households in the CO2 9FT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.

CO2 9FT
54%
24%
21%
England
  • Owned54.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented21.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO2 9FTEngland
Owned outright17.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council11.3%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO2 9FTEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

CO2 9FTEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 9FT (Monkwick) (about 2,377 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes