Old Heath and The Hythe ward, Colchester

Old Heath and The Hythe is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 12,762 residents in 5,408 households — 1,476 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harwich and North Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Abbey and Stanway and Pyefleet divisions.

Residents, 202112,762council ward average 11,336

Households5,4082.36 residents per household

Density1,476/ km²about 8.65 km² · Colchester 587

Aged 65+14.2%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 18.7%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 754

5–95.8% · 746

10–157.0% · 892

16–194.9% · 629

20–2411.0% · 1,400

25–3414.5% · 1,856

35–4918.4% · 2,348

50–6418.2% · 2,323

65–748.1% · 1,037

75–844.4% · 557

85+1.7% · 220

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.0% · 1,246

1 car or van43.7% · 2,361

2 cars or vans25.7% · 1,390

3 or more7.6% · 411

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.0% · 1,351

With mortgage29.5% · 1,598

Shared ownership0.5% · 27

Social rented21.2% · 1,148

Private rented23.6% · 1,279

Lives rent free0.1% · 6

Type of home

Detached house14.2% · 769

Semi-detached house31.5% · 1,702

Terraced house24.5% · 1,323

Purpose-built flat25.7% · 1,388

Converted house2.1% · 115

Other conversion0.5% · 28

Above shop / office0.5% · 29

Caravan, mobile1.0% · 53

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010836
Council: Colchester City Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Abbey, Stanway and Pyefleet
Constituency: Harwich and North Essex
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 10 of 17

Parishes in the ward

East Donyland

Other wards in the same constituency

LLexden and Braiswick23.8% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned9,609 MMersea and Pyefleet34.6% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned9,862 RRural North24.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned10,809 WWivenhoe21.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned8,984

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.