Broadland

East of England · England
-5.8pp WBI 93.6% → 87.8% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
131,723 Population (2021 Census)
93.6% White British (2021)
90.3% White British (2041 projected)
87.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 93.6%
white other 2.7%
asian 1.4%
black 0.5%
mixed 1.4%
other 0.4%

Projected 2051

white british 87.8%
white other 6.7%
asian 1.2%
black 0.6%
mixed 3.4%
other 0.4%

What's driving change?

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

-2.4pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.3pp Structural effect
+5.3pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.18 · Dissimilarity: 19.1

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 94.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 5.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 32.3%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.1%
notEnglishPct 3.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

19/100 Stable Rank 294 of 320
Ethnic change5/20
Asylum0/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing13/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate57.6%
Avg home ownership76.3%
Avg social rent9.6%
Degree or above26.9%
No qualifications17.2%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)76.3%
Social rent (2021)9.6%
Private rent (2021)12.2%
Ownership (2041)75.8%
Social rent (2041)9.7%
Social rent change+0.1pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.1%
notEnglishPct 3.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+3.3pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census