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Housing in CO5 8LY

What the homes in CO5 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Mersea
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,313 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (69.9%). Flats make up 13.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CO5 8LYEngland
Detached69.9%22.9%
Semi-detached12.6%31.5%
Terraced3.5%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.7% of households in the CO5 8LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 65.2% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

CO5 8LY
85%
13%
England
  • Owned84.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented2.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO5 8LYEngland
Owned outright65.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO5 8LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.4%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

CO5 8LYEngland
Living alone, under 6610.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over26.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 CO5 8LY (West Mersea) (about 1,313 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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