Maldon

East of England · England
-24.9pp WBI 94.0% → 69.2% by 2051 (v2, SNPP-constrained, bias-corrected)
66,211 Population (2021 Census)
94.0% White British (2021)
93.3% White British (2041 projected)
92.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 94.0%
white other 2.8%
asian 1.1%
black 0.4%
mixed 1.3%
other 0.3%

Projected 2051

white british 92.8%
white other 2.5%
asian 1.0%
black 0.3%
mixed 3.1%
other 0.3%

What's driving change?

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

-1.7pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.3pp Structural effect
+5.9pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.17 · Dissimilarity: 19.5

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 95.5%
Foreign-born (2021) 4.5%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 17.8%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.8%
notEnglishPct 2.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

8/100 Stable Rank 319 of 320
Ethnic change1/20
Asylum0/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing7/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate57.9%
Avg home ownership75.7%
Avg social rent11.1%
Degree or above25%
No qualifications19%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)75.7%
Social rent (2021)11.1%
Private rent (2021)11.7%
Ownership (2041)75.7%
Social rent (2041)11.1%
Social rent change0pp

Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.8%
notEnglishPct 2.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+0.7pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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