East Midlands

Derbyshire Dales

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
John Whitby
John WhitbyLabour · Derbyshire Dales
0 people on asylum support in Derbyshire Dales

Rank 350 of 361 councils nationally. The rate of 0 per 10,000 puts Derbyshire Dales in the 4th percentile. That means fewer than most areas.

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation0
Initial accommodation0
Subsistence only0
Contingency accommodation0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
0
Homes for Ukraine
452
Afghan programme
20
Resettlement cumulative
64

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine452
Afghan programme20
Resettlement cumulative64

Population context

All pathways total472
Share of local population0.66%

Ethnic composition projection

Derbyshire Dales: White British 95.5% (2021) to 68.9% (2051).

Ethnic composition: Derbyshire Dales

0255075100% of populationCensus 2021White British 69% in 2051White Other 9% in 2051Asian 11% in 2051Black 5% in 2051Mixed 3% in 2051Other 3% in 205120112021203120412051
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther

Each line shows one ethnic group's share of the local population. The shaded band is the 80% confidence range. Values after 2051 are illustrative only.

Ethnic composition: Derbyshire Dales

Census 2011, Census 2021, then Hamilton-Perry projections to 2051. Percentages.

2011
97%
2021
96%
2026proj
92%
2031proj
88%
2036proj
84%
2041proj
79%
2046proj
74%
9%
2051proj
69%
9%
11%
White BritishWhite OtherAsianBlackMixedOther
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 to 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation. Not a forecast.

Scenario explorer

Under different assumptions, White British share in Derbyshire Dales ranges from43.1% to 73.2%by 2051. That is a 30.1pp spread.

Fertility
Low~108k/yr
Principal~315k/yr
High~476k/yr
ConstantRates stay at current levels
Half convergenceMove halfway to national avg
Full convergenceConverge to national avg
Migration
Central scenario: WBI 52.4% by 2051

Religion projection

Muslim 0.4% (2021) → 1.0% (2051). Christian 59.0% → 15.5%.

Religion: Derbyshire Dales

1130496887%Census 2021Christian 16% in 2051No religion 82% in 20512021203120412051
ChristianNo religion

Religious affiliation projected from Census 2021 self-identification. Trends reflect demographic change in the existing population, not religious conversion.

Nativity

3.8% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: low diversity (entropy 0.14). 99.1% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born: Derbyshire Dales

0255075100%Census 2021UK-born 76% in 2051Foreign-born 24% in 20512021203120412051
UK-bornForeign-born

Share of the local population born outside the UK. Movement reflects both new arrivals and the UK-born children of existing residents reaching adulthood.

low immigration: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Census 2021 mobility: 8.4% moved within UK, 0.4% arrived from abroad
black22.9% internal, 1.2% international
asian16% internal, 4.6% international
mixed17.8% internal, 1.7% international
white other11% internal, 3.4% international
white british8.1% internal, 0.3% international
other5.4% internal, 1.1% international

Why Derbyshire Dales is changing

-1.3pp
National trend
-6.4pp
Age structure
-1.3pp
Local migration
+6.4pp

White British change 2011-2021. Cyan = decline. Amber = growth.

Dominant driver: local migration. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).