Brinsworth

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,089 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,864 of 6,856 in England
  • #329 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #10 of 32 in Rotherham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,045
Median age (est.)44
Density1,766per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant11%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

In summary

Brinsworth is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,864 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 32 in Rotherham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (78) and lowest on Education (28). Typical homes here, about £194,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 95 sales), in line with the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,119 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,891 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 44 · #3,837
Employment 36 · #4,420
Education 28 · #4,913
Health 29 · #4,865
Crime 52 · #3,288
Housing & access 78 · #1,499
Living environment 62 · #2,617

House prices ?

£194,000median (12m) · +10.9% yr · n=95
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£194,00095+10.9%+33.8%
Detached£265,00016+20.5%+39.5%
Semi-detached£185,00063+5.7%+28.5%
Terraced£157,50014+5.0%+80.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£194,000
Rotherham£190,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,891±£4,788 · #5,386 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,545
Price-to-income ?5.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 532 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #2,753 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences222
Theft65
Burglary38
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons58
Drugs18
Robbery2
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 142 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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