Bromsgrove

West Midlands · England
-6.7pp WBI 90.4% → 83.8% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
99,183 Population (2021 Census)
90.4% White British (2021)
86.5% White British (2041 projected)
83.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 90.4%
white other 2.6%
asian 3.2%
black 0.8%
mixed 2.4%
other 0.5%

Projected 2051

white british 83.8%
white other 2.5%
asian 6.1%
black 0.8%
mixed 6.3%
other 0.5%

What's driving change?

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

-3.2pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.1pp Structural effect
+4.3pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.25 · Dissimilarity: 16.7

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 95.2%
Foreign-born (2021) 4.8%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 28.9%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.5%
notEnglishPct 3.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

18/100 Stable Rank 297 of 320
Ethnic change6/20
Asylum0/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing12/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate58.5%
Avg home ownership75.4%
Avg social rent10.3%
Degree or above35.2%
No qualifications15%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)75.4%
Social rent (2021)10.3%
Private rent (2021)10.3%
Ownership (2041)73.7%
Social rent (2041)10.2%
Social rent change-0.1pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.5%
notEnglishPct 3.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+4pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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