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Electoral wardE05010830

Highwoods ward, Colchester

Highwoods is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,502 residents in 4,414 households — 2,925 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Colchester constituency; for county elections it is in the Mile End and Highwoods division.

Residents, 202110,502council ward average 11,336
Households4,4142.38 residents per household
Density2,925/ km²about 3.59 km² · Colchester 587
Aged 65+11.3%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 597
5–96.6% · 698
10–159.4% · 987
16–194.8% · 499
20–245.5% · 576
25–3415.1% · 1,587
35–4923.2% · 2,434
50–6418.5% · 1,939
65–746.7% · 699
75–843.4% · 358
85+1.2% · 128

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.3% · 762
1 car or van45.1% · 1,991
2 cars or vans29.6% · 1,306
3 or more8.0% · 355
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright23.6% · 1,043
With mortgage34.6% · 1,529
Shared ownership0.7% · 29
Social rented13.8% · 611
Private rented27.2% · 1,199
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house28.2% · 1,245
Semi-detached house27.1% · 1,194
Terraced house24.8% · 1,095
Purpose-built flat18.6% · 823
Converted house0.8% · 36
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 14
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010830
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Mile End and Highwoods
Constituency
Colchester
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
6 of 17

Parishes in the ward

Myland

Other wards in the same constituency

BBerechurch13.7% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned11,235CCastle16.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned11,314GGreenstead12.8% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned14,671LLexden 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.