East Midlands

Mansfield

170 on asylum support. Rank 159 nationally, 10 in East Midlands. Rate: 15.03 per 10,000 (68th percentile). Regional provider: Serco.

Summary

Mansfield has 170 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 159 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 15.03 per 10,000 residents places it around the 68th percentile. No contingency accommodation recorded. No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.

Supported asylum in Mansfield

Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.

170
173 115 58 0 Jun 2015 Dec 2025 Peak Sept 2025

Trend

-3 Latest quarter change
+168 Change across series
29 Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation 165
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 5
Contingency accommodation 0

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
170
Homes for Ukraine
175
Afghan programme
38
Resettlement cumulative
49

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine 175
Afghan programme 38
Resettlement cumulative 49

Population context

All pathways total 383
Share of local population 0.34%

Hotel evidence

No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.

Site Status Evidence Last public date Entity coverage
Belvoir Hotel historical named_historical 2023-04-05 unresolved

Ethnic composition projection

Mansfield: WBI 87.3% (2021) → 56.5% (2051). White British minority by ~2056. 80% CI: 53.2–60.6%.

Ethnic composition — Mansfield

0 25 49 74 98 % of population Census 2021 White British 57% White Other 37% 20112021203120412051
White British White Other 80% CI
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 → 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation (σ=0.04, calibrated from NEWETHPOP validation). Not a forecast.

Religion projection

Muslim 1.2% (2021) → 5.3% (2051). Christian 49.2% → 10.4%.

Religion — Mansfield

0 22 44 66 88 % Census 2021 Christian 10% No religion 83% Muslim 5% 2021203120412051
Christian No religion Muslim

Nativity

10.8% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: low diversity (entropy 0.3). 92.2% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born — Mansfield

6 28 50 72 94 % Census 2021 UK-born 51% Foreign-born 49% 2021203120412051
UK-born Foreign-born

emerging diversity: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Why Mansfield is changing

-5.9pp
National trend
-6.6pp
Age structure
-1.1pp
Local migration
+1.7pp

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

Dominant driver: national trend. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).

Economy & housing by ethnicity

Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.

Employment rate

White British 57.7%
Mixed 68.7%
White Other 83.1%
Other 67.2%

Homeownership rate

White British 67.1%
Mixed 50.1%
White Other 32.1%
Other 39.6%

Degree+ qualification rate

White British 21.7%
Mixed 30.6%
White Other 25.4%
Other 28%
Source

Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.

Service demand impact

Projected impact of demographic change on local services.

Language services 7.8%

non-English speakers

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Housing pressure +38.4pp

foreign-born growth to 2051

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

EAL demand +0pp

EAL growth

EAL demand growth is moderate.

National benchmarks

Supported asylum count

National distribution.

170
low median top 10% high
Supported asylum rate

Per 10,000 residents.

15.03
low median top 10% high
Contingency accommodation

Hotel and contingency placements.

0
low median top 10% high

Regional peers

Top 6 in East Midlands by supported asylum.

Nottingham
1,605
Leicester
1,512
Derby
1,215
North Northamptonshire
592
West Northamptonshire
479
Mansfield
This area | 170