East Suffolk
East of England · England 246,060 Population (2021 Census)
93.1% White British (2021)
76.2% White British (2041 projected)
66.7% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 93.1%
white other 3.1%
asian 1.4%
black 1.2%
mixed 0.8%
other 0.4%
Projected 2051
white british 66.7%
white other 9.2%
asian 10.7%
black 5.9%
mixed 4.0%
other 3.5%
Diversity index
low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.19 · Dissimilarity: 18.6
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.9%
notEnglishPct 4.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum1/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing0/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate52.6%
Avg home ownership67.4%
Avg social rent12.7%
Degree or above26.8%
No qualifications18.9%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)67.4%
Social rent (2021)12.7%
Private rent (2021)17.3%
Ownership (2041)60%
Social rent (2041)11.5%
Social rent change-1.3pp
Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.9%
notEnglishPct 4.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+16.9pp
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
Asylum and immigration data
Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area.
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