Nuneaton and Bedworth

West Midlands · England
-34.0pp WBI 81.9% → 47.8% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
134,198 Population (2021 Census)
81.8% White British (2021)
62.1% White British (2041 projected)
47.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 81.8%
white other 5.3%
asian 8.0%
black 1.8%
mixed 1.8%
other 1.2%

Projected 2051

white british 47.8%
white other 32.2%
asian 10.7%
black 3.4%
mixed 4.6%
other 1.2%

What's driving change?

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

-7.1pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.7pp Structural effect
0.0pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.40 · Dissimilarity: 7.6

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 88.5%
Foreign-born (2021) 11.5%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 51.0%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.6%
notEnglishPct 14.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

50/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 88 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum11/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing20/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate55.5%
Avg home ownership61.7%
Avg social rent13%
Degree or above22.2%
No qualifications20.3%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)61.7%
Social rent (2021)13%
Private rent (2021)15.5%
Ownership (2041)56%
Social rent (2041)11.5%
Social rent change-1.4pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.6%
notEnglishPct 14.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+19.7pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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