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Lexden and Braiswick

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North Colchester. About 10,050 people in 29 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lexden and Braiswick, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,610
2,624th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.9%
2,494th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Lexden and Braiswick compares

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

Lexden and BraiswickMiddle
Population17 wards, Colchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 8,986 to 14,671. The middle area is 10,817. Lexden and Braiswick is 9,610.
9,610joint 2nd lowest
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%. Lexden and Braiswick is 87.5%.
87.5%9th 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%. Lexden and Braiswick is 1.9%.
1.9%3rd lowest
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%. Lexden and Braiswick is 59.9%.
59.9%6th lowest

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 Lexden and Braiswick 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
Lexden and Braiswick in brief

Lexden and Braiswick had 9,610 usual residents at the census.

In Lexden and Braiswick, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lexden and Braiswick, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.9% of residents in Lexden and Braiswick were aged 15 to 64 at the census.