Rawmarsh North West

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,771 · 5 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,858 of 6,856 in England
  • #419 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #17 of 32 in Rotherham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,696
Median age (est.)43
Density1,942per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 26%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Rawmarsh North West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,858 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Health (14). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 87 sales), 8% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,205 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 31 · #4,749
Employment 22 · #5,324
Education 28 · #4,968
Health 14 · #5,859
Crime 26 · #5,036
Housing & access 68 · #2,157
Living environment 82 · #1,253

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00087-2.8%+41.4%
Detached£345,00027+19.0%+31.7%
Semi-detached£165,50042+10.3%+49.1%
Terraced£137,50017-23.6%+41.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£175,000
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)£35,205±£4,994 · #4,962 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,897
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 776 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,931 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences331
Theft206
Burglary30
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson71
Public order & weapons49
Drugs8
Robbery8
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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