East Cambridgeshire

East of England · England
-7.0pp WBI 86.5% → 79.5% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
87,763 Population (2021 Census)
86.5% White British (2021)
82.1% White British (2041 projected)
79.5% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 86.5%
white other 8.0%
asian 1.9%
black 0.8%
mixed 2.2%
other 0.7%

Projected 2051

white british 79.5%
white other 11.6%
asian 1.9%
black 0.9%
mixed 5.5%
other 0.6%

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
-0.8pp Structural effect
+3.9pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.31 · Dissimilarity: 13.2

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 88.2%
Foreign-born (2021) 11.8%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 51.7%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 95.1%
notEnglishPct 9.9%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

27/100 Low Pressure Rank 233 of 320
Ethnic change7/20
Asylum0/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing20/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate63%
Avg home ownership67.4%
Avg social rent13.7%
Degree or above34.2%
No qualifications16.1%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)67.4%
Social rent (2021)13.7%
Private rent (2021)16.3%
Ownership (2041)66.2%
Social rent (2041)13.6%
Social rent change0pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 95.1%
notEnglishPct 9.9%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+4.4pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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