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Electoral wardE05010829

Greenstead ward, Colchester

Greenstead is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 14,671 residents in 5,682 households — 5,066 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Colchester constituency; for county elections it is in the Parsons Heath and East Gates and Wivenhoe St. Andrew divisions.

Residents, 202114,671council ward average 11,336
Households5,6822.58 residents per household
Density5,066/ km²about 2.90 km² · Colchester 587
Aged 65+12.8%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 698
5–95.2% · 760
10–155.8% · 844
16–197.6% · 1,119
20–2421.8% · 3,198
25–3413.2% · 1,935
35–4915.0% · 2,194
50–6413.9% · 2,038
65–747.1% · 1,048
75–844.3% · 624
85+1.5% · 213

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.7% · 2,027
1 car or van40.2% · 2,283
2 cars or vans18.0% · 1,023
3 or more6.1% · 349
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright20.0% · 1,136
With mortgage16.6% · 941
Shared ownership0.3% · 18
Social rented31.9% · 1,810
Private rented31.1% · 1,769
Lives rent free0.1% · 8

Type of home

Detached house13.7% · 778
Semi-detached house24.6% · 1,398
Terraced house21.5% · 1,223
Purpose-built flat38.3% · 2,178
Converted house1.5% · 85
Other conversion0.2% · 9
Above shop / office0.2% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010829
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Parsons Heath and East Gates, Wivenhoe St. Andrew
Constituency
Colchester
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
2 of 17

Other wards in the same constituency

BBerechurch13.7% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned11,235CCastle16.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned11,314HHighwoods11.3% 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.