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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Melton and Syston, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population97,716
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1719.8% · 19,330 people
18 to 246.5% · 6,356 people
25 to 3411.0% · 10,793 people
35 to 4918.0% · 17,581 people
50 to 6421.6% · 21,149 people
65 and over23.0% · 22,507 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.
40,203 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners72.7% · 29,226 households
Private renters16.0% · 6,426 households
Social renters10.1% · 4,054 households
Other tenure1.2% · 497 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.
40,203 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.7% · 11,152 households
Families with dependent children27.1% · 10,876 households
Other single-family households42.3% · 16,997 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,178 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.
94,355 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.3% · 5,991 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.4% · 9,860 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2% · 78,504 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 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency338
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 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 recorded56
Total awarded£2,156,496
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026
Holwell Village Church & Community Meeting Space
The Parochial Church Council of St Leonard Holwell Parish
£13,110
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Parochial Church Council of St Leonard Holwell Parish - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
Buckminster CC Pavilion Roof Emergency Fund
Buckminster Cricket Club
£2,162
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will support the club's facilities by the repair of the pavilion roof and interior water damage, carrying out a structural survey and certification, and putting in place a contingency fund. Funds will cover the repairs to the roof and water damage only.
National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026
The Scalford Community Room - 'A Room for All'
Parochial Church Council of St Egelwin Scalford
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Parochial Church Council of St Egelwin Scalford - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
Fahr Better Connected
Fahr Beyond
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Fahr Beyond - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 April 2026
Stuck - life stories in poetry film as a wellbeing practice
Grant to individual
£9,760
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Stuck - life stories in poetry film as a wellbeing practice - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
51 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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