Population Density in ColchesterWards Ranked
Colchester has 194,000 people, about 593 per km².
All 17 wards in Colchester, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Ward | Residents per km² | Residents | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Town and Christ ChurchColchester | 5,781 per km² | 14,571 | 2.52 km² |
| 2 | GreensteadColchester | 5,190 per km² | 14,961 | 2.88 km² |
| 3 | PrettygateColchester | 3,882 per km² | 10,404 | 2.68 km² |
| 4 | CastleColchester | 3,282 per km² | 11,372 | 3.47 km² |
| 5 | St Anne's and St John'sColchester | 2,996 per km² | 10,781 | 3.6 km² |
| 6 | HighwoodsColchester | 2,930 per km² | 10,472 | 3.57 km² |
| 7 | Mile EndColchester | 2,305 per km² | 14,604 | 6.34 km² |
| 8 | Shrub EndColchester | 2,252 per km² | 12,572 | 5.58 km² |
| 9 | BerechurchColchester | 1,751 per km² | 11,307 | 6.46 km² |
| 10 | Old Heath and The HytheColchester | 1,484 per km² | 12,778 | 8.61 km² |
| 11 | WivenhoeColchester | 1,212 per km² | 8,803 | 7.26 km² |
| 12 | StanwayColchester | 1,088 per km² | 9,889 | 9.09 km² |
| 13 | TiptreeColchester | 1,029 per km² | 9,821 | 9.55 km² |
| 14 | Lexden and BraiswickColchester | 342 per km² | 9,870 | 28.8 km² |
| 15 | Mersea and PyefleetColchester | 191 per km² | 9,785 | 51.2 km² |
| 16 | Marks Tey and LayerColchester | 141 per km² | 11,351 | 80.7 km² |
| 17 | Rural NorthColchester | 112 per km² | 11,053 | 98.5 km² |