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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Smethwick, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population119,808
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1725.9% · 30,985 people
18 to 249.1% · 10,874 people
25 to 3414.8% · 17,695 people
35 to 4920.6% · 24,669 people
50 to 6416.7% · 19,987 people
65 and over13.0% · 15,598 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.
42,468 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners53.7% · 22,821 households
Private renters21.8% · 9,267 households
Social renters23.2% · 9,863 households
Other tenure1.2% · 517 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.
42,467 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.9% · 12,287 households
Families with dependent children36.3% · 15,417 households
Other single-family households29.8% · 12,634 households
Other household types5.0% · 2,129 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.
114,895 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot8.1% · 9,258 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.8% · 10,114 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1% · 95,523 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 constituency280
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 recorded94
Total awarded£3,164,054
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 June 2026
Jigsaw changes and challenges
Jigsaw Events
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Jigsaw Events - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
Foul and Fair R&D
Burn the Ditch Ltd
£21,619
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Foul and Fair R&D - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
Women's Cafe
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN BEARWOOD
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN BEARWOOD - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
The Community Lift Wellbeing & Community Support Programme
The Community Lift CIC
£13,700
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Community Lift CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Jack Lewdjaw mentoring
Grant to individual
£4,020
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Jack Lewdjaw mentoring - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
89 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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