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Housing in CO5 9QS

What the homes in CO5 9QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Coggeshall & Kelvedon
Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,963 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.8%). Flats make up 8.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CO5 9QSEngland
Detached33.6%22.9%
Semi-detached40.8%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.4% of households in the CO5 9QS 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%. 41% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.

CO5 9QS
73%
13%
13%
England
  • Owned73.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO5 9QSEngland
Owned outright41%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association10.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO5 9QSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 25.2% of households include dependent children.

CO5 9QSEngland
Living alone, under 669.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Braintree

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Braintree (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BraintreeEngland
All homes£1,213£1,459
One bedroom£850£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,099£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,354£1,489
Four or more£1,970£2,161
Detached£1,682£1,640
Semi-detached£1,302£1,449
Terraced£1,184£1,435
Flat or maisonette£969£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 9QS (Coggeshall & Kelvedon) (about 1,963 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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