Wath upon Dearne
Rotherham · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 10,047 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,468 of 6,856 in England
- #472 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #21 of 32 in Rotherham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 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
Wath upon Dearne is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,468 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 32 in Rotherham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (79) but weak on Health (9). Typical homes here, about £176,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 90 sales), 7% below the wider Rotherham median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,669 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 98 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £176,000 | 90 | -2.2% | +35.6% |
| Detached | £250,000 | 21 | -18.7% | +13.1% |
| Semi-detached | £184,000 | 42 | +2.2% | +15.0% |
| Terraced | £105,000 | 24 | -12.5% | +19.3% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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 ?
- #3,454 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 #4,872 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 523 |
| Theft | 92 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 70 |
| Public order & weapons | 97 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 46 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 183 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.
- Castleton & TrubRochdale20£166,000
- Bricknell WestKingston upon Hull, City of20£155,000
- South Reddish & Heaton NorrisStockport20£220,000
- Hadfield West & GamesleyHigh Peak20£225,000
- St Mary Cray EastBromley20£377,500
- Tatem ParkEnfield20£470,000