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Housing in CO3 4LY

What the homes in CO3 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Prettygate & Westlands
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,592 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CO3 4LYEngland
Detached40%22.9%
Semi-detached46.1%31.5%
Terraced1.1%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.6% of households in the CO3 4LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 48.8% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.

CO3 4LY
83%
England
  • Owned82.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented7.2%20.5%
  • Social rented9.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO3 4LYEngland
Owned outright48.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO3 4LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

CO3 4LYEngland
Living alone, under 669.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 CO3 4LY (Prettygate & Westlands) (about 1,592 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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