Greenwich and Woolwich covers a broad stretch of south-east London along the River Thames. It includes historic Greenwich, parts of the Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich, together with surrounding residential neighbourhoods. Greenwich is associated with major heritage sites and parkland, while Woolwich has a long military and industrial history and a substantial town centre of its own. The constituency is densely urban but includes large open spaces, river frontage and extensive areas of redevelopment. Rail, Underground and Elizabeth line connections provide strong links across London. The seat therefore combines historic districts, modern riverside development and long-established residential communities within one compact Thames-side constituency.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Greenwich and Woolwich, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population123,686
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1719.9% · 24,611 people
18 to 248.9% · 11,027 people
25 to 3423.5% · 29,117 people
35 to 4925.0% · 30,967 people
50 to 6414.4% · 17,826 people
65 and over8.2% · 10,138 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
49,548 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners34.0% · 16,823 households
Private renters30.6% · 15,151 households
Social renters32.2% · 15,943 households
Other tenure3.3% · 1,631 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
49,548 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.0% · 15,871 households
Families with dependent children28.4% · 14,056 households
Other single-family households30.1% · 14,925 households
Other household types9.5% · 4,696 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
117,455 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.5% · 6,402 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little7.6% · 8,899 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act87.0% · 102,154 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency445
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded116
Total awarded£17,712,701
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
Accessible Perinatal Mental Health Support
MumsAid Maternal Mental Health Support
£19,987
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
MumsAid Maternal Mental Health Support - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
Building Strong Communities
OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
£19,420
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 June 2026
Sustainable Woolwich
THE CAROLINE POPOOLA FOUNDATION
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
THE CAROLINE POPOOLA FOUNDATION - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026
Many Voices, One Song: A co-created multilingual performance project by Citizens of the World Choir
Citizens of the World Choir Community Interest Company
£31,470
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Many Voices, One Song: A co-created multilingual performance project by Citizens of the World Choir - Music - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026
GMV Cricket Club - 2nd XI
GMV Cricket Club
£600
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will establish and develop a 2nd XI cricket team. Funding will support new equipment.
111 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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