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S26 postcode area · Rotherham

The S26 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 18 to 64 across them. Every full S26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the S26 district: Swallownest & Wales scores 64 out of 100 (#2,459 of 6,856 nationally) while Thurcroft sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 2 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Cathedral & Kelham to £270,746 in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley — a 1.9× gap within the S26 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,778a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the S26 district

£222,000median home sold over the past year · +26.9% over 5 years · -5.5% over the year · 306 sales
Detached£337,000
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£162,500
Flat£117,500
Rotherham£190,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Swallownest & WalesRotherham 2,45964 £228,000
Kiveton, Todwick & HarthillRotherham 2,58962 £240,000
Wickersley South, Bramley South & WhistonRotherham 2,61062 £218,500
Anston & WoodsettsRotherham 2,87058 £215,000
Cathedral & KelhamSheffield 3,23453 £140,000
Catcliffe, Treeton & WaverleyRotherham 3,29552 £270,746
KillamarshNorth East Derbyshire 3,53548 £210,000
Warmsworth, Braithwell & StaintonDoncaster 3,60447 £200,000
AstonRotherham 5,04326 £211,000
ThurcroftRotherham 5,61218 £171,250

People living in S26 Census 2021

Residents89,725
Median age (est.)40
Density615per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van21%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Towns & places in S26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S26 district.

Wickersley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S26.

S31 S20 S66 S25 S19 S13 S60 S65

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.