Old Heath and The Hythe
WardEast Colchester. About 13,062 people in 8.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Old Heath and The Hythe, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Old Heath and The Hythe compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
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 Old Heath and The Hythe alone. See Colchester
Old Heath and The Hythe in brief
Old Heath and The Hythe had 12,760 usual residents at the census.
In Old Heath and The Hythe, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Old Heath and The Hythe, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
68.0% of residents in Old Heath and The Hythe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.