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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Swindon South, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population117,724
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth West
Age profile
0 to 1721.7% · 25,541 people
18 to 246.9% · 8,167 people
25 to 3414.9% · 17,552 people
35 to 4922.0% · 25,872 people
50 to 6419.3% · 22,694 people
65 and over15.2% · 17,898 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.
46,735 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners59.1% · 27,620 households
Private renters23.8% · 11,119 households
Social renters15.7% · 7,354 households
Other tenure1.4% · 642 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.
46,735 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.1% · 14,085 households
Families with dependent children30.3% · 14,163 households
Other single-family households34.6% · 16,157 households
Other household types5.0% · 2,330 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.
113,019 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.1% · 6,936 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.3% · 10,553 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5% · 95,530 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 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency399
Signatures nationally244,752
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 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 recorded62
Total awarded£7,233,765
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026
More Places, More Movement: Swindon Gymnastics
Swindon School of Gymnastics
£7,483
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide additional equipment for the gymnastics club. This will enable the club to offer more sessions and offer existing sessions to more individuals which will shorten the waiting list. Funding will support the equipment purchases.
National Lottery grantAwarded 1 June 2026
Stammer Adventure Residential Course
Stammer Adventure Trust
£13,013
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Stammer Adventure Trust - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 May 2026
Cinematic Sanctuary: Stories of Home
Create Studios Digital Media CIC
£61,160
British Film Institute · Arts
About this award
An award from the National Lottery via the BFI Audience Projects Fund will support Create Studios in Swindon to develop a cohort of regional partners to deliver a programme of screenings and events to engage new and diverse audiences, building on the work delivered under the FAN Spotlight initiative.
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
Mature Mondays
Ipsum
£19,879
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Ipsum - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026
Community Bereavement Support: Training Capacity and Connection
Cruse Bereavement Support Bath & Wiltshire
£19,964
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Cruse Bereavement Support Bath & Wiltshire - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
57 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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