North West Leicestershire

East Midlands · England
-11.6pp WBI 92.1% → 80.5% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
104,707 Population (2021 Census)
92.1% White British (2021)
86.0% White British (2041 projected)
80.5% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 92.1%
white other 3.8%
asian 1.5%
black 0.6%
mixed 1.5%
other 0.5%

Projected 2051

white british 80.5%
white other 14.2%
asian 1.3%
black 0.8%
mixed 2.8%
other 0.4%

What's driving change?

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

-3.3pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.2pp Structural effect
+4.3pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.21 · Dissimilarity: 17.6

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 93.9%
Foreign-born (2021) 6.1%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 34.2%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.0%
notEnglishPct 6.0%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

28/100 Low Pressure Rank 224 of 320
Ethnic change9/20
Asylum4/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing14/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate61.4%
Avg home ownership71.2%
Avg social rent13.3%
Degree or above29.3%
No qualifications18%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)71.2%
Social rent (2021)13.3%
Private rent (2021)13.5%
Ownership (2041)69.6%
Social rent (2041)13.6%
Social rent change+0.2pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 97.0%
notEnglishPct 6.0%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+6.1pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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