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Berechurch

Ward

South east Colchester. About 11,467 people in 6.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Berechurch, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,232
1,892nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.9%
2,228th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Berechurch compares

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Population17 wards, Colchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 8,986 to 14,671. The middle area is 10,817. Berechurch is 11,232.
11,2327th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Colchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 37.5% to 96.5%. The middle area is 87.5%. Berechurch is 93.6%.
93.6%4th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Colchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.7%. Berechurch is 4.2%.
4.2%joint 3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Colchester · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 53.9% to 72.3%. The middle area is 64.9%. Berechurch is 64.9%.
64.9%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Colchester

These figures are published for the whole of Colchester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Colchester and not Berechurch 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
Berechurch in brief

Berechurch had 11,232 usual residents at the census.

In Berechurch, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Berechurch, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.9% of residents in Berechurch were aged 15 to 64 at the census.