North Norfolk

East of England · England
-28.5pp WBI 95.5% → 67.1% by 2051 (v2, SNPP-constrained, bias-corrected)
102,978 Population (2021 Census)
95.6% White British (2021)
94.6% White British (2041 projected)
94.1% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 95.6%
white other 2.5%
asian 0.6%
black 0.2%
mixed 0.9%
other 0.2%

Projected 2051

white british 94.1%
white other 3.1%
asian 0.5%
black 0.1%
mixed 2.0%
other 0.2%

What's driving change?

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

-1.0pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.3pp Structural effect
+6.7pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.13 · Dissimilarity: 21.1

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 95.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 4.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 18.1%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.7%
notEnglishPct 2.6%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

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

Economic profile

Avg employment rate48.6%
Avg home ownership68.8%
Avg social rent12.9%
Degree or above26%
No qualifications20.4%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)68.8%
Social rent (2021)12.9%
Private rent (2021)17.6%
Ownership (2041)68.7%
Social rent (2041)13%
Social rent change0pp

Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.7%
notEnglishPct 2.6%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+0.9pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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