The 77 areas with the biggest rise in the number of foreign-born migrants

Two-thirds of the areas which have seen the biggest rises voted Leave in the EU referendum
Two-thirds of the areas which have seen the biggest rises voted Leave in the EU referendum

More than 70 areas have seen the proportion of foreign-born migrants rise by up to a quarter over the past decade, a new analysis has found. 

The Office for National Statistics found that over the past decade 77 areas have seen the proportion of residents born outside the UK rise by more than six percentage points. You can check if your area is one of them by using our postcode search tool below.

Two-thirds of the areas which have seen the biggest rises voted Leave in the EU referendum. In Boston, Lincolnshire, where three-quarters of people voted for Brexit, 29 per cent of residents were born outside the UK, compared to 3 per cent in 2007. 

In Harlow, Essex, the proportion of non-UK nationals...

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