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Electoral wardE05010827

Berechurch ward, Colchester

Berechurch is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,235 residents in 4,453 households — 1,732 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Colchester constituency; for county elections it is in the Maypole and Stanway and Pyefleet divisions.

Residents, 202111,235council ward average 11,336
Households4,4532.52 residents per household
Density1,732/ km²about 6.49 km² · Colchester 587
Aged 65+13.7%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 22.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 776
5–97.4% · 830
10–158.4% · 943
16–193.9% · 443
20–245.3% · 597
25–3415.6% · 1,755
35–4920.4% · 2,289
50–6418.3% · 2,058
65–748.0% · 896
75–844.0% · 447
85+1.8% · 201

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.7% · 788
1 car or van43.8% · 1,950
2 cars or vans29.1% · 1,295
3 or more9.4% · 420
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Colchester overall: 64.6% owned, 13.3% social rented, 21.5% private rented.

Owned outright25.3% · 1,126
With mortgage35.3% · 1,572
Shared ownership0.4% · 17
Social rented21.4% · 955
Private rented17.4% · 777
Lives rent free0.1% · 6

Type of home

Detached house14.5% · 644
Semi-detached house37.3% · 1,662
Terraced house28.6% · 1,274
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 796
Converted house1.1% · 48
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office0.5% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010827
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Maypole, Stanway and Pyefleet
Constituency
Colchester
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
9 of 17

Other wards in the same constituency

CCastle16.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned11,314GGreenstead12.8% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned14,671HHighwoods11.3% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned10,502LLexden and Braiswick23.8% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned9,609MMile End8.2% aged 65+ · 60.1% owned14,233NNew Town and Christ Church10.4% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned14,672PPrettygate24.9% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned10,444SShrub End9.6% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned12,438SSt Anne's and St John's23.7% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned10,792

All 17 wards of Colchester

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.