East Herringthorpe

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,540 · 5 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,812 of 6,856 in England
  • #679 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #31 of 32 in Rotherham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,499
Median age (est.)35
Density2,675per km²
No qualifications36%
Degree or above14%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 50%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 50%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 20%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 20%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure14%
Sales & customer service13%
Skilled trades13%
Professional7%
Associate professional7%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

East Herringthorpe is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,812 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #31 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (74) but weak on Education (0). Typical homes here, about £138,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 31 sales), 27% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,913 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 130 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 1 · #6,771
Employment 1 · #6,805
Education 0 · #6,846
Health 1 · #6,771
Crime 5 · #6,538
Housing & access 62 · #2,589
Living environment 74 · #1,794

House prices ?

£138,000median (12m) · +2.2% yr · n=31
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£138,00031+2.2%+35.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£135,000240.0%+32.4%
Terraced£139,0006+15.8%+63.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£138,000
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)£27,913±£4,062 · #6,691 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,035
Price-to-income ?4.9×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 981 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,647 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences505
Theft113
Burglary30
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson112
Public order & weapons82
Drugs31
Robbery19
Other35

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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