Rotherham Central
Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,597 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Rotherham · Postcode S60 · S61 · S62 · S65 · S66 · S80 · S95
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,839 of 6,856 in England
- #690 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #32 of 32 in Rotherham
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Process & plant 14% · Sales & customer service 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Process & plant | 14% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 38% · No religion 32% · Muslim 24%
Born outside the UK: 33%
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
Rotherham Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,839 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #32 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (60) but weak on Income (0). Typical homes here, about £107,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 58% in five years (from 52 sales), 43% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,651 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 439 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £107,500 | 52 | +13.2% | +58.1% |
| Detached | £300,000 | 7 | — | — |
| Semi-detached | £137,500 | 12 | -15.4% | -1.8% |
| Terraced | £90,000 | 25 | -5.3% | +81.8% |
| Flat | £78,750 | 8 | +1.0% | +15.8% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #6,813 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,396 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,112 |
| Theft | 1,014 |
| Burglary | 117 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 183 |
| Public order & weapons | 494 |
| Drugs | 94 |
| Robbery | 95 |
| Other | 113 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 473 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Rotherham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- SeacombeWirral0£112,000
- Little Layton & Little CarletonBlackpool0£116,500
- Broomfields & East BowlingBradford0£96,000
- North ShoreBlackpool0£132,000
- North Ormesby & BramblesMiddlesbrough0£69,750
- Harpurhey South & MonsallManchester0£165,000