Dinnington

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,012 · 6 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,455 of 6,856 in England
  • #469 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #20 of 32 in Rotherham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,030
Median age (est.)43
Density1,520per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Dinnington is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,455 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (74) but weak on Education (10). Typical homes here, about £185,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 115 sales), in line with the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,070 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 98 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 27 · #4,989
Employment 20 · #5,503
Education 10 · #6,147
Health 16 · #5,784
Crime 41 · #4,015
Housing & access 74 · #1,760
Living environment 68 · #2,171

House prices ?

£185,000median (12m) · -13.6% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£185,000115-13.6%+33.6%
Detached£275,24828+1.0%+41.0%
Semi-detached£187,00062+6.9%+36.0%
Terraced£116,25024-8.5%+58.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£185,000
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)£35,070±£4,958 · #5,012 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,159
Price-to-income ?5.3×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

98 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 789 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,885 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences399
Theft87
Burglary21
Vehicle crime51
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons85
Drugs15
Robbery6
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 189 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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