Residential dwellings
9,747
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
CO1 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,070/month · Gross yield 6.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is CO1?
CO1: residential dwellings 9,747.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.9%
CO1 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 6 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 7,010
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 74%
- EPC A or B
- 14%
- EPC D or worse
- 45%
What does CO1 earn?
CO1: asking rent £1,070/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 592 lets).
Asking rent
£1,070/month 12 months to Sep 2026
592 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 592 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
969 lets
+5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 969 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
200 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does CO1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CO1 runs from £855/month for 1 bedroom to £1,360/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £855/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.6% on the previous 12 months | 332 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,109/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.8% on the previous 12 months | 446 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,360/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 105 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CO1?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 719 units in CO1 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 582 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 100 units
- Housing associations4.0% of classified · 29 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 7 units
- Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does CO1 rank?
CO1 ranks 6th of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for asking rent, at £1,070/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Colchester
CO1 ranks 6th of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for asking rent, at £1,070/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO6 | £1,504/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 169 | measured |
| 2 | CO5 | £1,371/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 141 | measured |
| 3 | CO3 | £1,343/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 293 | measured |
| 4 | CO4 | £1,326/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 829 | measured |
| 5 | CO2 | £1,223/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 663 | measured |
| 6 | CO1 | £1,070/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 592 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Colchester
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Colchester
CO1 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO1 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 969 | measured |
| 2 | CO2 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,339 | measured |
| 3 | CO4 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,260 | measured |
| 4 | CO6 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 5 | CO3 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 553 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Colchester
Where next from CO1?
- ColchesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- CO2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,511/m² · Sep 2026
- CO3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,238/m² · Sep 2026
- CO4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,585/m² · Sep 2026
- CO5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,373/m² · Sep 2026
- CO6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,105/m² · Sep 2026
- CO7Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,111/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about CO1
- What is the average rent in CO1?
- Homes to let in CO1 asked a median £1,070/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 592 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CO1?
- 6.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 969 lets. +5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in CO1?
- CO1 has 9,747 homes, 0.9% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about CO1
- Property values in CO1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in CO1Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in CO1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in CO1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in CO1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CO1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in CO1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 592 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 969 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |