Neighbourhoods in Rotherham

Yorkshire and The Humber · 32 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

33

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#251 of 296 local authorities · 32 neighbourhoods · 268,267 residents

Income35
Employment28
Education30
Health20
Crime36
Housing & access62
Living env.63
Decile 1: 22% of residentsDecile 2: 8% of residentsDecile 3: 15% of residentsDecile 4: 19% of residentsDecile 5: 9% of residentsDecile 6: 11% of residentsDecile 7: 13% of residentsDecile 8: 3% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Rotherham Central (0) to Ravenfield & Bramley North (71); 22% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Rotherham contains both ends of the scale: Ravenfield & Bramley North at 71 out of 100 (#1,993 of 6,856 in England) against Rotherham Central at 0, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 18 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £95,095 in Masbrough & Bradgate to £270,746 in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley — a 2.8× gap within Rotherham.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,681a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Rotherham

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +24.2% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 3,061 sales
Detached£312,000
Semi-detached£185,000
Terraced£132,500
Flat£112,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Rotherham

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ravenfield & Bramley North 1,99371 £240,000
Thorpe Hesley 2,21268 £235,000
Swallownest & Wales 2,45964 £228,000
Kiveton, Todwick & Harthill 2,58962 £240,000
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston 2,61062 £218,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Rotherham

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley£40,625
Rotherham South£40,356
Thorpe Hesley£39,857
Ravenfield & Bramley North£38,152
Anston & Woodsetts£38,113

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Masbrough & Bradgate3.3×
Rotherham Central3.6×
Eastwood & East Dene4.2×
Rawmarsh North East4.3×
Maltby East4.4×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Rotherham

Postcode districts that overlap Rotherham — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Rotherham Census 2021

Residents265,807
Median age (est.)42
Density928per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Rotherham.