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Marks Tey & Wakes Colne

Middle area

West Colchester. 10,221 people in 54 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Marks Tey & Wakes Colne’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£385,000
2,087th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,710
1,405th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Marks Tey & Wakes Colne compares

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Marks Tey & Wakes ColneMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Colchester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Colchester21 areas from £240,000 to £490,000. The middle area is £345,125. Marks Tey & Wakes Colne is £385,000.
£385,0007th highest
Population21 middle areas, Colchester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Colchester21 areas from 5,824 to 14,114. The middle area is 8,984. Marks Tey & Wakes Colne is 9,710.
9,7106th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Colchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Colchester21 areas from 20.7% to 97.0%. The middle area is 87.4%. Marks Tey & Wakes Colne is 83.7%.
83.7%7th lowest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, Colchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Colchester21 areas from 1.3% to 6.1%. The middle area is 2.7%. Marks Tey & Wakes Colne is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Colchester

These figures are published for the whole of Colchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Colchester and not Marks Tey & Wakes Colne alone. See Colchester

Average house price
£297,824
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,353
153rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.3
126th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Marks Tey & Wakes Colne in brief

The median price paid for a home in Marks Tey & Wakes Colne was £385,000 in 2025.

Marks Tey & Wakes Colne had 9,710 usual residents at the census.

In Marks Tey & Wakes Colne, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Marks Tey & Wakes Colne, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.