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Electoral wardE05010834

Mile End ward, Colchester

Mile End is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 14,233 residents in 5,728 households — 2,238 people per km², the 3rd 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, 202114,233council ward average 11,336
Households5,7282.48 residents per household
Density2,238/ km²about 6.36 km² · Colchester 587
Aged 65+8.2%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 23.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.8% · 1,108
5–97.7% · 1,090
10–157.8% · 1,110
16–193.6% · 510
20–245.4% · 772
25–3420.4% · 2,898
35–4925.3% · 3,602
50–6413.9% · 1,978
65–744.6% · 654
75–842.5% · 351
85+1.1% · 159

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.7% · 901
1 car or van48.3% · 2,765
2 cars or vans29.7% · 1,702
3 or more6.3% · 360
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright18.2% · 1,045
With mortgage41.8% · 2,396
Shared ownership1.4% · 83
Social rented12.4% · 712
Private rented26.0% · 1,489
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house24.7% · 1,415
Semi-detached house28.6% · 1,636
Terraced house20.7% · 1,185
Purpose-built flat25.0% · 1,435
Converted house0.5% · 27
Other conversion0.3% · 15
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010834
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Mile End and Highwoods
Constituency
Colchester
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
7 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% owned14,671HHighwoods11.3% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned10,502LLexden and Braiswick23.8% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned9,609NNew 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.