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Esri UK

Esri uses demographic and socioeconomic updates and forecasts provided by Esri UK to create a (beta) advanced demographics dataset for England.

Esri UK is the exclusive provider of Esri Solutions in the United Kingdom. Various indicators for regional demand were compiled from authoritative sources that include the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ), Police UK, and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Release date and vintages

This (beta) dataset was initially released in November 2026; the vintage includes the years 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available field categories in the English advanced demographics dataset.

Note:

In the data browser, some definitions may reference the English and Welsh census. The English dataset, however, includes only England's census results.

Field category Data category Definition
1-Year Age Increments Age The estimated population for the years 2016 through 2024, grouped into one-year age cohorts (age 0 to 90+) and further refined by gender. For example, all persons age 0 in the year 2018 or all females age 87 in the year 2022. This category also includes a summary count of each cohort for the calendar years 2017 through 2024, such as the total males of all ages in the year 2021.
5-Year Age Groups Age The estimated population for the years 2017 through 2024, grouped into five-year ranges (such as ages 0-4 or 75-79) and further refined by gender. For example, all males aged 50 to 54 in the year 2021. This category includes a summary count and a median age for each cohort in each calendar year, such as the total persons of all ages in the year 2020 or the median female age in the year 2022.
Other Age Groups Age The estimated population for the years 2017 through 2024, grouped into specific age and gender cohorts. For example, all persons aged 5 to 14 in the year 2017 or all females aged 16 to 64 in the year 2024.
Age Dependency Age The estimated population for the years 2017 through 2024, grouped into working age (16 to 64), child (age younger than 16), and senior (65 or older) cohorts and a child, working age, and senior dependency ratio. Age dependency ratios are used to compare cohort sizes and assess regional financial strain.
Annual Crime Crime A summary of the incidents of specific crimes or types of crimes for the years 2024 through 2026, stated for specific time frames. For example, the overall incidents of bicycle thefts in a region from August 2024 to July 2025.
Monthly Crime Crime A summary of the incidents of specific crimes or types of crimes for the years 2024 through 2026, stated for each month. For example, the overall incidents of burglaries in a region in March 2025.
Country of Birth Ethnicity The estimated population for the year 2021 grouped by country of birth categories, such as Europe: EU country, Europe: non-EU country, British Overseas, and so on.
Residents by Ethnic Groups Ethnicity The estimated population and number of households for the year 2021 grouped into specific ethnic group categories. Includes a diversity index, which measures the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different ethnic groups. The diversity index uses a scale ranging from 0 (no diversity) to 100 (complete diversity).
Passports Held Ethnicity; Population The estimated population for the year 2021, categorized by the general continent or region where they hold a passport, such as North America and the Caribbean.
Residents by National Identity Ethnicity; Population The estimated population for the year 2021, categorized by United Kingdom identities, such as Northern Irish Only identity.
Residents in Households Households A collection of household variables for the year 2021, including the estimated total number of households, the estimated total number of residents that live in either a household or in a communal establishment and the estimated combined number of both. This category also includes the estimated average household size. Households are people that live together in a single housing unit.
Household Composition Households A collection of household variables for the year 2021, including the estimated total number of households and of households of various types, such as those consisting of a single person, of people older than age 66, or of those with dependent children.
Households by Religion Households The estimated number of households for the year 2021 grouped by religious affiliation or religious practice categories, such as multiperson households with differing religious practices.
Households Size Households The estimated number of households for the year 2021 categorized by the number of people in the household (up to 8 or more).
Energy - Electricity Housing The estimated number of domestic electricity meters for the years 2016 through 2024 and the amount of electricity used (in Gwh) for each of those years.
Energy - Gas Housing The estimated number of domestic gas meters for the years 2016 through 2024 and the amount of gas used (in Gwh) for each of those years.
Housing by Structure Type Housing The estimated number of housing units for the years 2022 through 2025, categorized by structure type, such as bungalows, maisonettes, and so on.
Properties by Tax Band Housing The estimated number of housing properties for the years 2022 through 2025, categorized by Council Tax Bands A through H. This category includes a count of total properties for each calendar year.
People Claiming Benefits Jobs The estimated number of benefits claimants in the year 2026 by month, grouped into age cohorts (ages 16 to 24, over age 16, ages 25 to 49, and over age 50) and refined by gender. For example, the number of males age 16 to 24 claiming benefits in May 2026. A benefits claimant is a person who is out of work or is working fewer than 16 hours a week who claims state support, such as a New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA).
Employment by Industry Jobs The estimated employed population in the years 2023 and 2024, categorized by UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 industry codes. For example, the number of employed people in 2023 working in Industry category 2: Mining, Quarrying, and Utilities (B, D, and E).
People on Universal Credit Jobs The estimated number of people receiving Universal Credit in the years 2025 and 2026, categorized by the recipient's age, the length of time receiving benefits, or their employment status. Qualifications for Universal Credit generally require that the recipient is unemployed and looking for work, is working part- or full-time or is self-employed on an established low income, or is unable to work due to illness, disability, or caring responsibilities.
Household Language Language-Immigration The estimated number of households for the year 2021, grouped by English language fluency categories and refined by various potential English speakers. For example, the estimated number of households in the year 2021 with at least one adult that has English as the main language.
Migrant Indicator Language-Immigration The estimated population for the year 2021, categorized by the respondent's place of usual residency at the time of the census compared to their residency location one year prior, such as lived at the same address, lived in the UK, or lived outside the UK.
Proficiency in English Language-Immigration The estimated population age 3 or older in the year 2021, grouped by English language fluency categories, such as cannot speak English, speaks English very well, or main language is not English.
Legal Partnership Status Marital Status The estimated adult population in 2021 grouped by legal partnership categories, such as opposite sex civil partnership, widowed or surviving civil partner, married to the same sex, and so on.
Age of Arrival in UK Population The estimated population in 2021 categorized by the resident's age at the time of their arrival in the United Kingdom. For example, the estimated population in 2021 that was aged 20 to 24 at the time of their arrival in the United Kingdom.
Year of Arrival in UK Population The estimated population in 2021 categorized by the decade at the time of their arrival in the United Kingdom. For example, the estimated population in 2021 that arrived in the United Kingdom between 1971 and 1980.
Key Global Facts Population A collection of core variables for the year 2021, including estimated total overall, female, and male population, total households, average household size, and the total number of persons per household.
Length of Residence Population The estimated population for the year 2021, categorized by the number of years they have lived in the United Kingdom (0 to 2, 2 to 5, 5 to 10, or 10 or more years) and refined by gender.
Non-UK Short-Term Residents Population The estimated non-British short-term resident population in the year 2021, refined by gender.
Population Totals Population The estimated population for the year 2021, refined by gender.
Residents by Religion Population The estimated population for the year 2021, categorized by self-identified religious affiliation or religious practice categories.
Fuel Poverty Poverty The estimated number of households for the years 2021 through 2024, categorized by the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator. A household is considered fuel impoverished if the housing unit has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of band D or below and paying for the necessary heating leaves the household's residual income below the official poverty line.
Households by Deprivation Poverty; Households The estimated number of households for the year 2021 categorized by the number of deprivation dimensions that impact the household (up to 4). Deprivation dimensions include deprivation of education, employment, health and disability, and household overcrowding.
Children in Low Income Families Poverty The estimated number of children living in low-income households in the years 2021 through 2025, refined by the children's age and gender; the household's public benefits type, status, and categories; the family's official poverty type designation; the parent's marital status; family composition and household size, and so on.