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Bracknell Forest

South East · England
-22.0pp WBI 77.8% → 55.8% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
124,605 Population (2021 Census)
77.8% White British (2021)
64.2% White British (2041 projected)
55.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.

white british 77.8%
white other 8.3%
asian 7.2%
black 2.4%
mixed 3.1%
other 1.3%

Projected 2051

white british 55.8%
white other 17.6%
asian 14.0%
black 3.7%
mixed 7.4%
other 1.4%

What's driving change?

Shift-share decomposes demographic change into national trend, structural composition, and local factors. Dominant driver: national trend.

-7.1pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.4pp Structural effect
-0.3pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.47 · Dissimilarity: 5.8

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 82.6%
Foreign-born (2021) 17.4%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 62.7%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.3%
notEnglishPct 15.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

49/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 93 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum0/20
School9/20
Language0/20
Housing20/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate63%
Avg home ownership61.6%
Avg social rent14.2%
Degree or above32.4%
No qualifications11.8%

Housing demand projection

Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.

Ownership (2021)61.6%
Social rent (2021)14.2%
Private rent (2021)14.7%
Ownership (2041)56.9%
Social rent (2041)12.9%
Social rent change-1.3pp

High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.

School demographics

DfE School Census 2024/25. 18,739 pupils.

WBI pupils69.3%
Minority pupils30.7%
EAL growth (projected)+8.5pp
WBI gap (school vs population)8.5pp

Schools are 9pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.3%
notEnglishPct 15.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+13.6pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Asylum and immigration data Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area. View Bracknell Forest on Asylum Stats →
Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census