Shrub End
Middle areaCentral Colchester. 10,216 people in 4.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shrub End’s wards yet.
How Shrub End compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Shrub EndMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Colchester · 2025
£332,50010th lowest
Population21 middle areas, Colchester · 2021
9,7007th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Colchester · Jan 2026
91.1%8th highest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, Colchester · Aug 2026
3.3%7th highest
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 Shrub End alone. See Colchester
Shrub End in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shrub End was £332,500 in 2025.
Shrub End had 9,700 usual residents at the census.
In Shrub End, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shrub End, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.