Electoral wardE05010838

Rural North ward, Colchester

Rural North is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,809 residents in 4,372 households — 109 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harwich and North Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Constable division.

Residents, 202110,809council ward average 11,336

Households4,3722.47 residents per household

Density109/ km²about 98.89 km² · Colchester 587

Aged 65+24.6%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 17.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 482

5–95.5% · 592

10–157.3% · 787

16–194.1% · 446

20–244.0% · 429

25–348.2% · 886

35–4918.4% · 1,986

50–6423.5% · 2,542

65–7413.6% · 1,466

75–848.1% · 877

85+2.9% · 314

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.3% · 317

1 car or van32.4% · 1,418

2 cars or vans37.7% · 1,650

3 or more22.6% · 987

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.0% · 2,012

With mortgage35.3% · 1,541

Shared ownership0.3% · 15

Social rented8.4% · 366

Private rented10.0% · 436

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house59.1% · 2,585

Semi-detached house29.0% · 1,269

Terraced house6.8% · 299

Purpose-built flat3.5% · 153

Converted house0.6% · 25

Other conversion0.5% · 24

Above shop / office0.2% · 8

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 10

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010838
Council: Colchester City Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Constable
Constituency: Harwich and North Essex
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 17 of 17

Parishes in the ward

BoxtedChappelDedhamFordhamGreat HorkesleyGreat TeyLanghamLittle HorkesleyMount BuresWakes ColneWormingford

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 OOld Heath and The Hythe14.2% aged 65+ · 54.5% owned12,762 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.