Housing in CO9 1PP
What the homes in CO9 1PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Halstead Central & West
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
CO9 1PPHalstead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.7%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.5% of households in the CO9 1PP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented48.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 34.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CO9 1PP (Halstead Central & West) (about 1,679 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.