1 bedroom bungalow, semi detached

Ayloffe Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO4

What it's like to live in Colchester

At a glance

This 1-bedroom bungalow in Colchester is a council home let by Colchester City Council, offered for mutual exchange. It has a ground floor entrance, a private garden, off-road parking and adaptations for disabled access. Pets are allowed. The rent is £140.00 a week. The tenant wants a similar-sized home, ideally a flat, bungalow or flatlet with 1 bedroom, in or near Colchester, Old Heath or Highwoods.

Bedrooms
1
Property type
Bungalow
Rent / weekly
140.00
Ground floor
Entrance
Parking
Off-road parking
Adapted
Yes
Garden
Private garden
Pet friendly
Yes

More details

Big one bedroom bungalow long hallway bedroom and bathroom are on the front while you lounge is at the rear very large kitchen break bar on one side and applicences are all on the other side, kitchen was brand new 3 years ago

Looking for

Flat Bungalow Flatlet 1 bed Colchester, Old Heath (within 6 miles) Highwoods (within 11 miles) Adapted Sideways

What tenants say about Colchester City Council

Tenants satisfied overall72.6% Colchester City Council71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs74.7% Colchester City Council73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling32.4% Colchester City Council35.5% Sector median
95.4%Emergency repairs done on time
15Housing Ombudsman decisions published11 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£140.00 Weekly rent, 1 bed homes
Council average£96.23 Weekly rent, 1 bed homes
Housing association average£104.02 Weekly rent, 1 bed homes

Averages are social rents in the Colchester council area, 2024/25. 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
  • The Gilberd School 1 mi
  • Colchester Royal Grammar School 2 mi
  • Colchester County High School for Girls 2 mi
  • Philip Morant School and College 3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose & Partners 0.0 mi
  • ALDI 1 mi
  • Asda Colchester Superstore 1 mi
  • Tesco Superstore 1 mi
  • Tesco Extra 1 mi

Train stations

  • Hythe 1 mi
  • Colchester Town 1 mi
  • Colchester 1 mi
  • Wivenhoe 3 mi

Bus stops

  • University Quays 1 mi
  • Hythe 1 mi
  • Colchester City Centre High Street (Stop Fd) 1 mi
  • South Courts 2 mi
  • Wivenhoe 3 mi

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

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 311 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 reports45
Vehicle crime17
Bicycle theft5
Shoplifting32
Other theft15
Theft from the person1

The landlord

Colchester City Council

Council · Council tenancy

  • 6,066 social homes
  • 33% 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 19 Aug 2026

Last active 23 Aug 2026

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