It covers 14 acres and has separate dwellings in the local community within easy reach of Acorn Village itself. It consists of housing where residents can enjoy the comfort and privacy of their own space and areas where they can meet for social interaction, work and therapeutic acitivities.

Like any other village its people take their place in the wider community and are frequently seen waiting for the local bus to Colchester, (the nearest large town) or at the railway station to take a trip to London. They shop locally and access all the local services such as dentist and doctor.

Acorn is an organisation which is able to provide various living options within the residential and supported living schemes and therefore has a variety of properties ranging from single flats, double flats, group houses of six, eight, five or three on-site and four houses in the local community.