Castle Point

East of England · England
-4.5pp WBI 92.7% → 88.2% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
89,582 Population (2021 Census)
92.7% White British (2021)
89.9% White British (2041 projected)
88.2% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 92.7%
white other 2.2%
asian 1.7%
black 1.3%
mixed 1.6%
other 0.5%

Projected 2051

white british 88.2%
white other 3.3%
asian 1.9%
black 1.7%
mixed 4.4%
other 0.6%

What's driving change?

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

-2.7pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.2pp Structural effect
+4.9pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.21 · Dissimilarity: 18.2

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) 28.7%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.3%
notEnglishPct 3.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

17/100 Stable Rank 302 of 320
Ethnic change4/20
Asylum1/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing12/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate56%
Avg home ownership77.9%
Avg social rent5.3%
Degree or above18%
No qualifications23%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)77.9%
Social rent (2021)5.3%
Private rent (2021)13.8%
Ownership (2041)77.3%
Social rent (2041)5.3%
Social rent change0pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.3%
notEnglishPct 3.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+2.7pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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