Nearly 3 in 4 Westminster Residents Are Ethnic Minority, Latest Census Data Reveals

Recent research from UK immigration solicitors, OTS, explores newly published ONS census data which highlights the ethnic origins of people living in England and Wales, and their cities.

The research showed that 1 in 4 England and Wales residents are of an ethnic minority.

The study also revealed a top 10 list of the most ethnically diverse cities to live in England and Wales. The cities were:

Westminister 72%
Leicester 67%
City of London 58%
Birmingham 57%
Manchester 51%
Cambridge 47%
Oxford 47%
Wolverhampton 45%
Coventry 45%
Bradford 43%
Westminster is the most ethnically diverse city in England and Wales, with a 7% decrease in White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British residents over the past ten years, suggesting it is an increasingly multicultural city to live.

Oshin Shahiean, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at OTS Solicitors, said, “It’s not too much of a surprise to see the population of ethnic minorities in England and Wales having increased since 2011… That said, it’s somewhat of a surprise to see popular cities, like York, Cardiff, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol and Liverpool not make it into the top 10.”