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Housing in CO5 9UP

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

Neighbourhood
Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,528 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.3%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CO5 9UPEngland
Detached55.3%22.9%
Semi-detached34%31.5%
Terraced9.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.4% of households in the CO5 9UP area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 45.7% own outright and 43.8% with a mortgage.

CO5 9UP
89%
England
  • Owned89.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CO5 9UPEngland
Owned outright45.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 17.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CO5 9UPEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.1%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

CO5 9UPEngland
Living alone, under 667.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 9UP (Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East) (about 2,528 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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