Rawmarsh South

Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,262 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,428 of 6,856 in England
  • #602 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #26 of 32 in Rotherham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,315
Median age (est.)40
Density1,798per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above16%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 37%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 14%Other: 11%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 14%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Sales & customer service13%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 46% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,428 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (79) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £150,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 49 sales), 21% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,718 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 214 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,216
Employment 4 · #6,565
Education 8 · #6,270
Health 3 · #6,668
Crime 5 · #6,503
Housing & access 79 · #1,424
Living environment 39 · #4,173

House prices ?

£150,000median (12m) · +7.1% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£150,00049+7.1%+50.0%
Detached£238,7506-1.7%+35.1%
Semi-detached£167,00023+11.3%+47.8%
Terraced£97,50018+14.4%+11.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£150,000
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)£28,718±£4,141 · #6,601 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,293
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

214 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,338 offences
Rotherham94
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,216 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences404
Theft484
Burglary85
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson77
Public order & weapons127
Drugs34
Robbery27
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 161 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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