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Housing in CO4 5UP

What the homes in CO4 5UP 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
1,648 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.4%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CO4 5UPEngland
Detached32.4%22.9%
Semi-detached33.4%31.5%
Terraced20%23%
Purpose-built flat14.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.2% of households in the CO4 5UP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.8% own outright and 49.3% with a mortgage.

CO4 5UP
68%
14%
16%
England
  • Owned68.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented15.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO4 5UPEngland
Owned outright18.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan49.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association14.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO4 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (34.8%). 45.1% of households include dependent children.

CO4 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children34.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 5UP (Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath) (about 1,648 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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