Fewer residents in Eastwood and Kimberley identify as English, newly published Census figures reveal

Jon Wroth-Smith, census deputy director, said the recent data highlights we are living in an “increasingly multi-cultural society” , with fewer people saying they belong to a particular nation.

The Office for National Statistics figures show 20 per cent of people in Broxtowe identified as English only when the census took place last year, down from 67 per cent in 2011.

And 55 per cent selected British only in the recent survey, while 16 per cent chose the identity a decade ago.

Overall, about 94 per cent of people in Broxtowe chose any UK identity in 2021, down slightly from 95 per cent in 2011.

Across England and Wales, 90 per cent of people identified with at least one UK national identity, down from 92 per cent in 2011.

The proportion of people identifying as English only saw the sharpest fall, from 58 per cent s10 years ago to 15 per cent last year.

Nationally, 55 per cent said they identified as British, up from 19 per cent in the previous census.

The census also revealed shifts in ethnicities, with the proportion of people identifying as white falling to 82 per cent last year from 86 per cent in 2011.

And 74 per cent of the total population identified their ethnic group as white English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British in the survey, down from 81 per cent in 2011.

About 89 per cent of people identified as white in Broxtowe in 2021, down from 93 per cent in the previous census.

Additionally, 84 per cent identified as white English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – falling from 90 per cent in the previous census.

Mr Wroth-Smith said: “The percentage of people identifying their ethnic group as ‘White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British’, continues to decrease.

“While this remains the most common response to the ethnic group question, the number of people identifying with another ethnic group continues to increase.”

In Broxtowe 6,152 residents, 6 per cent, identified as Asian or Asian British and 1,867, 2 per cent, selected black or black British as their ethnicity. A further 2,819, 3 per cent, said they were mixed ethnicity.