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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Romford, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population114,165
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1723.1% · 26,335 people
18 to 247.2% · 8,182 people
25 to 3414.6% · 16,646 people
35 to 4921.7% · 24,826 people
50 to 6417.0% · 19,464 people
65 and over16.4% · 18,712 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.
41,834 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners68.0% · 28,440 households
Private renters19.0% · 7,968 households
Social renters11.7% · 4,895 households
Other tenure1.3% · 531 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.
41,834 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.7% · 10,759 households
Families with dependent children33.8% · 14,150 households
Other single-family households35.7% · 14,925 households
Other household types4.8% · 2,000 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.
108,264 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.1% · 6,657 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.1% · 8,776 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7% · 92,831 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 ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Written question13 July 2026
Antisocial Behaviour
Raised by Andrew Rosindell MP
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to limit anti-social behaviour in parks linked to alcohol in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase to availability of (a) defibrillators and (b) other first aid equipment (i) across England and (ii) within Romford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to answer Questions UIN 6334 and UIN 6335, tabled by the Hon. Member for Romford on 3 June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support the construction industry in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken with relevant authorities to reduce congestion on roads in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve Accident and Emergency preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments
Raised by Andrew Rosindell MP
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the proposals for a complete reconfiguration of the Queen’s emergency department from the Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help improve water company preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authority preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium sized businesses have ceased trading in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford since 2024.
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 constituency405
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 recorded28
Total awarded£2,139,434
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 May 2026
StoryArt Club Project
Grant to individual
£4,774
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
StoryArt Club Project - Literature - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
Tea Cakes and Chat C.I.C.
Tea Cakes and Chat C.I.C
£5,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Tea Cakes and Chat C.I.C - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 February 2026
Bereavement Counselling for Children
HBBS Counselling
£19,800
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
HBBS Counselling - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 February 2026
Wellbeing Without Barriers
Chawa Hope Foundation
£9,694
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver a 12-month programme of weekly exercise and fitness sessions women from culturally diverse communities facing religious, social and financial barriers to physical activity. Funding is for facility hire, instructor costs, staff costs including co-ordination, equipment, refreshments, promotion and travel.
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 January 2026
We Are Worth It – Women’s Empowerment Programme
Her United Collective CIC
£9,972
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Her United Collective CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
23 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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