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Mile End

Ward

North east Colchester. About 15,710 people in 6.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Mile End, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,241
992nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.8%
732nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Mile End compares

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

Mile EndMiddle
Population17 wards, Colchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Colchester17 areas from 8,986 to 14,671. The middle area is 10,817. Mile End is 14,241.
14,2413rd 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%. Mile End is 83.6%.
83.6%6th lowest
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%. Mile End is 2.3%.
2.3%8th 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%. Mile End is 69.8%.
69.8%2nd 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 Mile End 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
Mile End in brief

Mile End had 14,241 usual residents at the census.

In Mile End, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mile End, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.8% of residents in Mile End were aged 15 to 64 at the census.