Colchester


Population - 96,244
Households - 48,370

Newspaper Readers Copies
Daily Gazette 18,189 7,104
Colchester Weekly News 35,950 23,892
East Anglian Daily Times 1,934 935
Essex County Standard 26,487 9,038
Essex Chronicle 1,156 341
Brentwood Gazette 14 5

Source: JICREG Apr 2010

Profile of Colchester

Adult Age Bands Total % of population Index
15-19 yrs old 6,684 8.1 101
20-24 yrs old 6,646 8.1 109
25-34 yrs old 14,498 17.6 111
35-44 yrs old 15,675 19.1 102
45-54 yrs old 12,660 15.4 96
55-64 yrs old 10,516 12.8 91
65+ yrs old 15,528 18.9 95

Social Grade Total % of population Index
Social grade A 2,776 3.4 103
Social grade B 17,015 20.7 100
Social grade C1 24,546 29.9 104
Social grade C2 18,062 22.0 104
Social grade D 13,049 15.9 95
Social grade E 6,759 8.2 89

Children in household Total % of population Index
No children 53,111 64.6 98
1 child 12,826 15.6 105
2 children 11,726 14.3 105
3 or more children 4,544 5.5 103

Household tenure Total % of population Index
Buying a home 19,370 45.9 104
Home owner 11,963 28.4 93
Rent from council 5,127 12.2 87
Rent privately 5,721 13.6 120

H'hold Income Total % of population Index
£4,999 or less 5,219 12.4 94
£5,000 to £10,999 8,077 19.2 97
£11,000 to £14,999 8,038 19.1 100
£15,000 to £19,999 6,333 15.0 103
£20,000 to £24,999 6,811 16.2 107
£25,000 to £34,999 4,480 10.6 104
£35,000 or more 3,223 7.6 93

Source TGI NRS Demographices Report
Index: 100 = UK Average

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