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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Rotherham, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population114,818
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber
Age profile
0 to 1722.9% · 26,239 people
18 to 247.7% · 8,807 people
25 to 3414.2% · 16,309 people
35 to 4919.7% · 22,635 people
50 to 6418.8% · 21,541 people
65 and over16.8% · 19,287 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.
45,917 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners55.8% · 25,640 households
Private renters17.1% · 7,857 households
Social renters26.1% · 11,997 households
Other tenure0.9% · 423 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.
45,912 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.0% · 14,694 households
Families with dependent children29.2% · 13,413 households
Other single-family households35.8% · 16,440 households
Other household types3.0% · 1,365 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.
108,216 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.2% · 11,071 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.2% · 12,119 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6% · 85,026 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 27 November 2026
Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation
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 recorded96
Total awarded£9,364,000
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
Pathways to Wellbeing: Inclusive Community Sports
KYOPF
£5,200
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will support older adults from the Kashmiri and Yemeni communities in Rotherham. Different activities will be delivered every two weeks, over 12 months. Funds will cover instructor fees, refreshments, equipment, travel, volunteer costs, additional staff cost and facility hire.
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
United for Women's health
Rotherham United Community Trust
£14,630
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver eight weekly physical activity and peer support sessions for 100 women from low income and culturally diverse communities in Rotherham, including refugees and Muslim women, supporting them to improve their quality of life as they age. Activities will include dance fit, body tone, Pilates and Zumba. After each session participants will take part in women's health discussions. Funding will support coaching and facility hire costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Champions of Every Mind
Saifs Boxing & Fitness Gym CIC
£10,776
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide a neuro-inclusive non-contact boxing and fitness programme for young people aged 14-24, particularly those from culturally diverse communities. Sessions will be delivered over twelve week blocks for an hour per week. Funding will cover coaches' fees, training, staff costs, refreshments, equipment, facility alteration, signage and music subscription.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Palladiums of the North
Voluntary Action Rotherham
£129,346
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Flux Rotherham will establish Palladiums of the North as a sustainable, borough-wide model for identifying, recording, interpreting and preserving Rotherham's social and community heritage with local people and Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage. The project focuses on underrepresented histories held in memory, personal collections and informal archives, particularly the social and entertainment culture of working men's clubs, community venues and everyday spaces of gathering from the 1950s to the 1990s. Building on lessons from our 2025 National Lottery Heritage Fund project, The Sensational Alzanas and Other Daredevils, we will use creative, community-led methods to recover at-risk heritage and transfer it to public collections for long-term safeguarding. Through oral histories, digitisation, exhibitions, immersive events and digital interpretation, communities will help shape how their histories are recorded and shared. The project will leave a lasting legacy through new collections, stronger partnerships and a tested framework for inclusive contemporary collecting across Rotherham.
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Grim & Co Support Station
ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
91 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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