Reigate and Banstead

South East · England
-29.8pp WBI 76.9% → 47.1% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
150,846 Population (2021 Census)
76.9% White British (2021)
58.6% White British (2041 projected)
47.1% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 76.9%
white other 7.6%
asian 7.5%
black 2.9%
mixed 3.7%
other 1.4%

Projected 2051

white british 47.1%
white other 12.4%
asian 17.6%
black 10.8%
mixed 10.2%
other 1.9%

What's driving change?

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

-8.1pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.4pp Structural effect
-1.3pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.49 · Dissimilarity: 4.7

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 83.7%
Foreign-born (2021) 16.3%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 47.5%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.8%
notEnglishPct 12.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

46/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 107 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum11/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing16/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate58.7%
Avg home ownership64.7%
Avg social rent10.4%
Degree or above36.1%
No qualifications11.7%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)64.7%
Social rent (2021)10.4%
Private rent (2021)14.4%
Ownership (2041)56%
Social rent (2041)9.1%
Social rent change-1.3pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.8%
notEnglishPct 12.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+18.2pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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