Harborough

East Midlands · England
-22.8pp WBI 87.5% → 64.8% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
97,623 Population (2021 Census)
87.5% White British (2021)
75.1% White British (2041 projected)
64.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 87.5%
white other 3.5%
asian 5.4%
black 0.7%
mixed 2.0%
other 0.8%

Projected 2051

white british 64.8%
white other 5.5%
asian 24.0%
black 0.8%
mixed 4.2%
other 0.7%

What's driving change?

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

-5.3pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.0pp Structural effect
+2.1pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.30 · Dissimilarity: 13.5

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 92.8%
Foreign-born (2021) 7.2%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 38.2%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.2%
notEnglishPct 5.6%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

34/100 Low Pressure Rank 184 of 320
Ethnic change19/20
Asylum0/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing16/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate58.8%
Avg home ownership72.7%
Avg social rent8.3%
Degree or above35.5%
No qualifications12.8%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)72.7%
Social rent (2021)8.3%
Private rent (2021)12.9%
Ownership (2041)64.6%
Social rent (2041)7.6%
Social rent change-0.7pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.2%
notEnglishPct 5.6%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+12.4pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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