Eastwood & East Dene

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,395 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,634 of 6,856 in England
  • #641 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #29 of 32 in Rotherham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,254
Median age (est.)35
Density3,531per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above16%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 31%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 16% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant16%
Sales & customer service14%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional8%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 22%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 67%Asian 22%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 31% · Muslim 27%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Eastwood & East Dene is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,634 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #29 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (73) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £126,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 60 sales), 33% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,207 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 120 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 2 · #6,689
Employment 3 · #6,675
Education 2 · #6,709
Health 4 · #6,551
Crime 12 · #6,030
Housing & access 73 · #1,835
Living environment 28 · #4,968

House prices ?

£126,750median (12m) · +10.2% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£126,75060+10.2%+49.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£130,50024-1.9%+39.2%
Terraced£112,50029+11.7%+46.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£126,750
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)£30,207±£4,279 · #6,350 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,206
Price-to-income ?4.2×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 ?

120 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,003 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,444 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences407
Theft206
Burglary61
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson96
Public order & weapons89
Drugs30
Robbery29
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 166 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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