Dacorum

East of England · England
-29.2pp WBI 78.7% → 49.6% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
155,081 Population (2021 Census)
78.7% White British (2021)
61.4% White British (2041 projected)
49.6% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 78.7%
white other 8.1%
asian 5.8%
black 2.8%
mixed 3.4%
other 1.2%

Projected 2051

white british 49.6%
white other 26.5%
asian 8.5%
black 5.0%
mixed 9.2%
other 1.3%

What's driving change?

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

-7.2pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.5pp Structural effect
-0.4pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.46 · Dissimilarity: 6.8

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 85.7%
Foreign-born (2021) 14.3%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 57.2%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.8%
notEnglishPct 12.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

54/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 72 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum14/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing20/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate59.8%
Avg home ownership58.6%
Avg social rent19.1%
Degree or above34.6%
No qualifications13.3%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)58.6%
Social rent (2021)19.1%
Private rent (2021)13.7%
Ownership (2041)54.4%
Social rent (2041)17.2%
Social rent change-2pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.8%
notEnglishPct 12.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+17.3pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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