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The Colnes

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East Braintree. About 6,436 people in 36 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In The Colnes, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,000
3,584th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.5%
2,897th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How The Colnes compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

The ColnesMiddle
Population26 wards, Braintree · 2021
Population: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 2,737 to 10,296. The middle area is 6,091. The Colnes is 6,000.
6,00012th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Braintree · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 62.8% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.2%. The Colnes is 93.9%.
93.9%10th highest
Claimant rate26 wards, Braintree · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 1.2% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. The Colnes is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Braintree · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 55.2% to 66.3%. The middle area is 61.8%. The Colnes is 60.5%.
60.5%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Braintree

These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each ward, so they describe all of Braintree and not The Colnes alone. See Braintree

Average house price
£328,477
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,712
148th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
The Colnes in brief

The Colnes had 6,000 usual residents at the census.

In The Colnes, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In The Colnes, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.5% of residents in The Colnes were aged 15 to 64 at the census.