Residential dwellings
23,430
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
CO4 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,326/month · Gross yield 5.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is CO4?
CO4: residential dwellings 23,430.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
CO4 ranks 4th of 6 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 19,451
- Mixed-use buildings
- 44%
- HMO-shaped units
- 10%
- EPC A or B
- 23%
- EPC D or worse
- 34%
What does CO4 earn?
CO4: asking rent £1,326/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 829 lets).
Asking rent
£1,326/month 12 months to Sep 2026
829 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, 829 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,260 lets
+12.8% 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, 1,260 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
259 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does CO4 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CO4 runs from £798/month for 1 bedroom to £2,028/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £798/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +12.4% on the previous 12 months | 256 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,181/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.2% on the previous 12 months | 369 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,498/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 326 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,937/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 214 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,028/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 39 |
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 CO4?
Individuals (not traceable in bulk) hold 54% of the 1,970 units in CO4 whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)54% of classified · 1,059 units
- Corporate landlords41% of classified · 800 units
- Housing associations5.4% of classified · 107 units
- RMC0.2% of classified · 4 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 CO4 rank?
CO4 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for asking rent, at £1,326/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Colchester
CO4 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for asking rent, at £1,326/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 |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Colchester
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Colchester
CO4 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | 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 CO4?
- ColchesterThe wider market this area sits in.
- CO1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,331/m² · Sep 2026
- CO2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,511/m² · Sep 2026
- CO3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,238/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 CO4
- What is the average rent in CO4?
- Homes to let in CO4 asked a median £1,326/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 829 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CO4?
- 5.0% 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, 1,260 lets. +12.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in CO4?
- CO4 has 23,430 homes, 0.1% 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 CO4
- Property values in CO4Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in CO4Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in CO4What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in CO4What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in CO4Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CO4What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in CO4Who 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 | 829 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,260 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |