Electoral wardE05010843

Wivenhoe ward, Colchester

Wivenhoe is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,984 residents in 3,405 households — 1,226 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harwich and North Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Wivenhoe St. Andrew division.

Residents, 20218,984council ward average 11,336

Households3,4052.64 residents per household

Density1,226/ km²about 7.33 km² · Colchester 587

Aged 65+21.4%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 13.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 365

5–94.6% · 414

10–155.1% · 459

16–1912.3% · 1,109

20–2410.1% · 903

25–347.8% · 697

35–4917.2% · 1,547

50–6417.5% · 1,569

65–7411.4% · 1,028

75–847.6% · 680

85+2.4% · 212

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.2% · 552

1 car or van49.1% · 1,672

2 cars or vans25.9% · 883

3 or more8.7% · 297

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.4% · 1,579

With mortgage30.8% · 1,050

Shared ownership0.6% · 20

Social rented4.5% · 152

Private rented17.7% · 603

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house34.7% · 1,183

Semi-detached house42.1% · 1,433

Terraced house14.9% · 509

Purpose-built flat6.5% · 222

Converted house0.6% · 19

Other conversion0.7% · 23

Above shop / office0.4% · 14

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010843
Council: Colchester City Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Wivenhoe St. Andrew
Constituency: Harwich and North Essex
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 11 of 17

Parishes in the ward

Wivenhoe

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 RRural North24.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned10,809

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.