Horsham constituency is centred on the West Sussex town of Horsham and includes surrounding suburban communities, villages and countryside. Horsham is the clear commercial and transport centre, with a historic core and extensive modern residential development. Beyond the town, settlement becomes more dispersed across farmland, woodland and villages typical of the Weald. Rail and road connections link the area with Crawley, Gatwick, London and the south coast. The constituency contains a substantial rural fringe despite the concentration of population around Horsham. Its character is therefore mixed: one sizeable market town sits at the centre of a broad area of smaller communities and open countryside.
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 Horsham, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population108,700
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1721.5% · 23,368 people
18 to 245.7% · 6,174 people
25 to 3411.7% · 12,750 people
35 to 4920.1% · 21,850 people
50 to 6420.7% · 22,462 people
65 and over20.3% · 22,096 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.
43,451 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners70.8% · 30,756 households
Private renters15.6% · 6,769 households
Social renters11.7% · 5,085 households
Other tenure1.9% · 841 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.
43,448 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.9% · 12,106 households
Families with dependent children28.7% · 12,489 households
Other single-family households40.0% · 17,370 households
Other household types3.4% · 1,483 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.
103,882 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.1% · 5,337 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.2% · 9,552 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7% · 88,993 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 6 January 2027
Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death
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 recorded24
Total awarded£901,988
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Beyond the Bin
FULL EXPRESSION CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
FULL EXPRESSION CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: ACA Publishing/Sinoist Books
ACA Publishing/Sinoist Books
£53,345
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: ACA Publishing/Sinoist Books - Literature - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Southwater Youth Project
Southwater Youth Project
£19,212
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Southwater Youth Project - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 5 March 2026
Solar Panel Installation
Muntham House School
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Muntham House School - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 February 2026
Wild Futures: Rewilding Our Young Communities
Knepp Wildland Foundation
£19,600
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Knepp Wildland Foundation - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
19 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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