Staffordshire Moorlands

West Midlands · England
-24.8pp WBI 96.6% → 71.7% by 2051 (v2, SNPP-constrained, bias-corrected)
95,844 Population (2021 Census)
96.6% White British (2021)
81.0% White British (2041 projected)
71.7% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 96.6%
white other 1.4%
asian 0.7%
black 0.6%
mixed 0.5%
other 0.2%

Projected 2051

white british 71.7%
white other 7.6%
asian 10.3%
black 4.3%
mixed 3.1%
other 3.0%

What's driving change?

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

-0.9pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.4pp Structural effect
+6.9pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.11 · Dissimilarity: 22.1

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 97.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 2.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 17.4%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 99.1%
notEnglishPct 1.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

29/100 Low Pressure Rank 220 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum1/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing7/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate57%
Avg home ownership77.6%
Avg social rent8.6%
Degree or above28%
No qualifications19.8%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)77.6%
Social rent (2021)8.6%
Private rent (2021)12.5%
Ownership (2041)69.9%
Social rent (2041)8.1%
Social rent change-0.5pp

Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 99.1%
notEnglishPct 1.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+15.6pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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