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People and place
A population and household snapshot for West Suffolk, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population123,616
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England
Age profile
0 to 1721.1% · 26,117 people
18 to 247.4% · 9,154 people
25 to 3414.4% · 17,740 people
35 to 4918.9% · 23,415 people
50 to 6418.8% · 23,189 people
65 and over19.4% · 24,001 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.
50,690 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners59.2% · 29,984 households
Private renters23.6% · 11,953 households
Social renters16.0% · 8,086 households
Other tenure1.3% · 667 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.
50,692 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.4% · 15,928 households
Families with dependent children27.2% · 13,776 households
Other single-family households37.9% · 19,195 households
Other household types3.5% · 1,793 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.
118,149 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.0% · 7,087 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.8% · 11,590 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2% · 99,472 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.
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 constituency475
Signatures nationally244,689
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 recorded32
Total awarded£1,298,458
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026
Chair based exercise and dance
Memories Are Golden
£1,206
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver weekly chair based exercise and dance for 12 months for 21 older adults living with dementia, with limited mobility, or at risk of social isolation. Costs are for the coach, equipment and a World Cup physical activity pack.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Touring Exhibitions Group
Touring Exhibitions Group
£170,705
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Touring Exhibitions Group - Museums - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance
Clinks
£70,625
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance - Not discipline specific - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026
Becoming A Modern Musician
THE MUSICIAN EXPERIENCE LTD
£30,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Becoming A Modern Musician - Music - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026
We've Had Such A Lovely Time Tour 2026
And the Rest Productions Limited
£30,350
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
We've Had Such A Lovely Time Tour 2026 - Dance - National Lottery Project Grants
27 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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