England

East of England

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Corrections log

5,133 people on asylum support in East of England

45 local authorities in this region. Rate of 7.8 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 79% (2021) projected to 61% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £200M a year.

The population this sits in, and how it is projected to change, is on the sister site: East of England on UK Demographics. This page counts people on asylum support; that one counts everyone.

Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support

79147.590% → 81%2

44819.960% → 30%3

37715.932% → 8%4

35218.282% → 57%5

30215.081% → 62%6

27416.979% → 55%7

26729.075% → 56%8

Southend-on-Sea

26414.382% → 61%9

21313.493% → 88%10

21114.578% → 56%11

1558.566% → 29%12

1437.583% → 60%13

14115.594% → 87%14

1397.164% → 43%15

Welwyn Hatfield

13110.867% → 43%16

1138.175% → 44%17

815.876% → 49%18

Central Bedfordshire

732.384% → 66%19

662.693% → 67%20

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

654.189% → 77%21

585.363% → 31%22

563.889% → 81%23

565.773% → 45%24

434.269% → 33%25

382.082% → 56%26

262.394% → 88%27

252.893% → 83%28

241.674% → 51%29

242.246% → 15%30

Huntingdonshire

231.285% → 70%31

222.883% → 64%32

212.289% → 81%33

East Cambridgeshire

202.186% → 75%34

191.392% → 84%35

140.953% → 27%36

130.994% → 87%37

121.289% → 74%38

North Hertfordshire

80.681% → 67%39

80.896% → 92%40

60.694% → 87%41

50.568% → 36%42

30.386% → 70%43

East Hertfordshire

10.185% → 61%44

10.194% → 90%45

South Cambridgeshire

10.180% → 55%

Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).