Ward · E05010838

Rural North

In use

Rural North is a ward in Colchester, England, published in boundary releases since December 2016.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code
E05010838
Kind
Ward
Area
99 km²
Population
11,053Mid-2022 estimate
In use
2016 to now

Where it sits

Local authorityColchester
Westminster constituencyHarwich and North Essex
RegionEast of England
Ceremonial countyEssex
Grouping of councilsColchester
CountryEngland

A ward is placed in the constituency holding most of it, so a ward on a constituency boundary is listed in one.

Neighbours

13 wards share a border with Rural North, longest border first.

Data published for it

3 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Rural North itself.

And 36 more for Colchester, the local authority it sits in.

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

  • The areaDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838
  • Its boundaryDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838/geometry?tier=medium
  • Its historyDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838/history
  • What it sits withinDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838/parents
  • What it containsDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838/children
  • Its neighboursDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838/neighbours
  • What you can ask about itDocs
    GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/E05010838?include=capabilities