Colchester Rural


Population - 57,025
Households - 29,117

Newspaper Readers Copies
The Gazette 10,965 4,374
Colchester Weekly News 11,859 8,071
East Anglian Daily Times 2,944 1,325
Essex Chronicle 1,394 400
Essex County Standard 17,179 6,047
Halstead Gazette 1,661 583

Source: JICREG Apr 2008

Profile of Colchester Rural

Adult Age Bands Total % of population Index
15-19 yrs old 4,415 7.8 97
20-24 yrs old 2,974 5.2 71
25-34 yrs old 7,203 12.7 80
35-44 yrs old 10,440 18.4 98
45-54 yrs old 9,550 16.8 105
55-64 yrs old 9,160 16.1 115
65+ yrs old 13,057 23.0 115

Social Grade Total % of population Index
Social grade A 2,555 4.5 137
Social grade B 16,786 29.6 142
Social grade C1 17,101 30.1 105
Social grade C2 10,610 18.7 88
Social grade D 6,305 11.1 66
Social grade E 3,442 6.1 66

Children in household Total % of population Index
No children 38,863 68.4 103
1 child 7,591 13.4 90
2 children 7,626 13.4 99
3 or more children 2,719 4.8 89

Household tenure Total % of population Index
Buying a home 13,701 48.3 110
Home owner 11,245 39.7 130
Rent from council 1,582 5.9 40
Rent privately 1,831 6.5 57

H'hold Income Total % of population Index
£4,999 or less 2,455 8.7 66
£5,000 to £10,999 4,794 16.9 86
£11,000 to £14,999 4,783 16.9 89
£15,000 to £19,999 4,361 15.4 105
£20,000 to £24,999 4,861 17.1 114
£25,000 to £34,999 3,900 13.8 135
£35,000 or more 3,205 11.3 138

Source TGI NRS Demographices Report
Index: 100 = UK Average

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