They want to add 38,280 homes to Colchester. And they have no plans to build infrastructure.
The government wants to build 1,276 homes a year in Colchester. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 38,280 homes - +44% on the 86,661 dwellings already in the area.
There are 25 towns and villages in our list for Colchester. That is an average of 51 new homes a year across every settlement in the area - about 1,531 each over thirty years, if the annual figure were spread evenly.
What we've got now
- In Colchester in 2025, there were 556 hours of sewage spills, at SPORTS CENTRE MILL RD.. Sewage →
- About 2,584 patients per GP in Colchester. GPs →
- 15 schools over capacity in Colchester. Schools →
- 1,806 MW still waiting to connect at Bramford. Energy →
- Local A-roads in Essex: 31.0 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1019. Transport →
Now they want another 38,280 homes here.
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