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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Portsmouth North, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population103,518
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1721.9% · 22,629 people
18 to 248.0% · 8,300 people
25 to 3413.8% · 14,236 people
35 to 4920.8% · 21,557 people
50 to 6418.8% · 19,444 people
65 and over16.8% · 17,352 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.
40,736 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners63.8% · 25,981 households
Private renters19.9% · 8,126 households
Social renters15.3% · 6,224 households
Other tenure1.0% · 405 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.
40,734 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.3% · 11,118 households
Families with dependent children31.0% · 12,631 households
Other single-family households36.4% · 14,839 households
Other household types5.3% · 2,146 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.
100,133 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.3% · 7,322 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.3% · 10,293 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4% · 82,518 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 24 September 2026
Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance
Signatures in this constituency451
Signatures nationally129,565
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
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 recorded20
Total awarded£330,133
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026
Vocal Foundations: Cornerstones of Community Inclusion
The Elizabeth Foundation
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Elizabeth Foundation - Other - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026
Secure essential part-time staff
Community Kettle Community Interest Company
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Community Kettle Community Interest Company - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 March 2026
Command & Control: Revealing Portsmouth's Hidden Cold War Bunker
The Peter Ashley Activity Centres
£40,500
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Our long-term vision is to save Fort Widley's Cold War bunker. Enabling more people to have the opportunity to learn about and engage with this unique heritage asset - a historically significant part of our national civil defence network with a largely intact 1950s Operations Room. This project is an essential step in achieving this ambition. The Feasibility Study will provide the us with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges of opening up the bunker including the barriers to access, options for interpretation and learning, condition of the areas of Fort housing the bunker, condition of the collection, and the financial and organisational impact on our organisation. The Feasibility Study will provide us with an important legacy, providing the information and evidence we need to inform the planning for the implementation of our long-term vision. The findings will feed into and inform the phasing of our development plans.
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 December 2025
Paulsgrove - A Celebration of Us
Paulsgrove and Wymering Carnival Association
£19,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Paulsgrove and Wymering Carnival Association - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 November 2025
Abilities for Life
Abilities for Life
£4,041
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Abilities for Life - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
15 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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