Trend
-48 Latest quarter change
+217 Change across series
31 Official data points
Wokingham
219 on asylum support. Rank 137 nationally, 13 in South East. Rate: 11.7 per 10,000 (59th percentile). Regional provider: Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Summary
Wokingham has 219 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 137 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 11.7 per 10,000 residents places it around the 59th percentile. 206 are in contingency accommodation (94.1% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in Wokingham
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.
Local numbers
Accommodation split
Dispersal accommodation 10
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 3
Contingency accommodation 206
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 551
Afghan programme 36
Resettlement cumulative 25
Population context
All pathways total 806
Share of local population 0.43%
Hotel evidence
No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.
No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.
Ethnic composition projection
Wokingham: WBI 72.7% (2021) → 28.9% (2051). White British minority by ~2038. 80% CI: 31.7–36.7%.
Ethnic composition — Wokingham
White British White Other Asian Black Mixed 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 5.2% (2021) → 11.5% (2051). Christian 47.5% → 8.9%.
Religion — Wokingham
Christian No religion Muslim Hindu
Nativity
18.9% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: diverse (entropy 0.53). 92% main language English.
UK-born vs foreign-born — Wokingham
UK-born Foreign-born
emerging diversity: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.
Why Wokingham is changing
-10.9ppWhite 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 65.1%
Mixed 72.6%
White Other 77%
Other 67.7%
Homeownership rate
White British 80.1%
Mixed 64%
White Other 58.1%
Other 63.1%
Degree+ qualification rate
White British 45.2%
Mixed 42.8%
White Other 55.5%
Other 61.9%
Source
Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.
School ethnicity
DfE School Census 2024/25: 28,845 pupils. 55.4% White British. Schools are 17.3pp more diverse than the general population.
Pupil ethnicity
White British 55.4%
Asian 22.6%
Mixed 9%
White Other 7.7%
Black 3.6%
Other 1.6%
What this means
Schools are 17pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
44.6% Minority pupils now
59.7% Projected 2041
Source
DfE School Census 2024/25. State-funded schools. Upper-tier LA level.
Service demand impact
Projected impact of demographic change on local services.
non-English speakers
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
foreign-born growth to 2051
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
EAL growth
Significant additional EAL (English as Additional Language) support likely needed.
National benchmarks
Supported asylum count
219 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
11.7 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
206 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 6 in South East by supported asylum.