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Housing in CO4 5BD

What the homes in CO4 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,250 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.3%). Flats make up 59.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CO4 5BDEngland
Detached7.9%22.9%
Semi-detached16.9%31.5%
Terraced15.7%23%
Purpose-built flat59.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.4% of households in the CO4 5BD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 7.1% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.

CO4 5BD
39%
43%
17%
England
  • Owned39.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented42.9%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO4 5BDEngland
Owned outright7.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association14.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO4 5BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.8%). 36.1% of households include dependent children.

CO4 5BDEngland
Living alone, under 6632.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 CO4 5BD (Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath) (about 1,250 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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