Electoral wardE05010384
The Colnes ward, Braintree
The Colnes is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,003 residents in 2,516 households — 166 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Witham constituency; for county elections it is in the Halstead and Hedingham divisions.
Residents, 20216,003council ward average 5,972
Households2,5162.39 residents per household
Density166/ km²about 36.27 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+23.3%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 268
5–95.7% · 344
10–157.3% · 439
16–193.8% · 230
20–244.5% · 268
25–349.1% · 545
35–4917.9% · 1,073
50–6424.0% · 1,438
65–7413.0% · 780
75–847.9% · 475
85+2.3% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.0% · 251
1 car or van33.9% · 853
2 cars or vans37.0% · 932
3 or more19.1% · 480
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright39.9% · 1,004
With mortgage32.0% · 804
Shared ownership0.6% · 16
Social rented14.3% · 360
Private rented13.2% · 332
Type of home
Detached house40.3% · 1,014
Semi-detached house35.4% · 890
Terraced house17.0% · 427
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 134
Converted house0.8% · 21
Other conversion0.6% · 16
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010384- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Halstead, Hedingham
- Constituency
- Witham
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Colne EngaineEarls ColnePebmarshWhite Colne
Other wards in the same constituency
CCoggeshall26.8% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned5,878HHatfield Peverel & Terling26.6% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned5,887KKelvedon & Feering22.6% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,749SSilver End & Cressing18.6% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned7,047WWitham Central20.7% aged 65+ · 58.5% owned6,728WWitham North15.6% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned7,483WWitham South14.2% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned6,386WWitham West19.7% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned6,797
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.