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Timber Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1

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At a glance

This 2-bedroom flat in Colchester is a housing association home let by Eastlight Community Homes Limited, offered for mutual exchange. It has a ground floor entrance and a communal garden. Pets are allowed. The rent is £756.00 a month. The tenant is open to offers, ideally a flat, house or bungalow with 2 bedrooms, in or near Colchester, CO1 or Colchester, CO2.

Bedrooms
2
Property type
Flat
Rent / monthly
756.00
Ground floor
Entrance
Garden
Communal garden
Pet friendly
Yes

More details

My forever home has to be ground floor and reasonable space indoor and garden area as well it’s a home. I am hoping to settle in as I am part disabled and struggle with stairs.

Looking for

Flat House Bungalow 2 bed Colchester, Co1 (within 2 miles) Colchester, Co2 (within 2 miles) Open to any swap

What tenants say about Eastlight Community Homes

Tenants satisfied overall72.7% Eastlight Community Homes71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs77% Eastlight Community Homes73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling33% Eastlight Community Homes35.5% Sector median
93.7%Emergency repairs done on time
18Housing Ombudsman decisions published16 with a finding against the landlord

Sources: Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman decisions archive (checked 10 Oct 2026).

Rent and demand around Colchester

How the rent compares

This home£174.46 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Council average£108.48 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Housing association average£121.34 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes

Averages are social rents in the Colchester council area, 2024/25. This home's monthly rent is shown as a weekly figure. A listed rent may include service charges, which the averages leave out.

1other tenant wants to move to Colchester
2other homes to swap within 5 miles
1,730households on the Colchester waiting list31 March 2025
2.2households waiting for every social home let in a year784 homes let in 2024 to 2025

A swap doesn't use the waiting list: two tenants trade homes with their landlords' permission. More about living in Colchester →

Nearby

Schools

  • Leisure World Colchester 1 mi
  • Colchester County High School for Girls 2 mi
  • Philip Morant School and College 2 mi
  • Colchester Royal Grammar School 2 mi
  • The Gilberd School 2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Superstore 0.0 mi
  • Waitrose & Partners 1 mi
  • Asda Colchester Superstore 2 mi
  • Tesco Extra 2 mi
  • Sainsbury's 4 mi

Train stations

  • Hythe 0.0 mi
  • Colchester Town 1 mi
  • Colchester 2 mi
  • Wivenhoe 2 mi
  • Alresford 4 mi

Bus stops

  • Hythe 0.0 mi
  • University Quays 1 mi
  • South Courts 1 mi
  • Wivenhoe 2 mi
  • Colchester Zoo 4 mi

Distances are as the crow flies. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 547 within about a mile in August 2026, most of them minor. A one-mile circle around a busy street or station always records far more than the quiet roads inside it. Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence; locations are approximate).

Anti-social behaviour reports80
Vehicle crime25
Bicycle theft8
Shoplifting40
Other theft25
Theft from the person3

The landlord

Eastlight Community Homes

Housing association · Housing Association tenancy

C1Consumer
G1Governance
V1Viability
  • 13,969 social homes
  • 61% Ombudsman maladministration rate
Full landlord profile

The full landlord profile shows their complaints history, typical rents and the areas they cover. Tenant satisfaction scores are further down this page.

The tenant

Listed 02 Oct 2026

Last active 02 Oct 2026

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