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S61 postcode area · Rotherham

The S61 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rotherham, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 0 to 81 across them. Every full S61 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the S61 district: Grenoside & Ecclesfield North scores 82 out of 100 (#1,246 of 6,856 nationally) while Rotherham Central sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 82 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £95,095 in Masbrough & Bradgate to £235,000 in Thorpe Hesley — a 2.5× gap within the S61 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rotherham and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,191a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime141per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied57%

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 S61 district

£168,500median home sold over the past year · +38.7% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 363 sales
Detached£310,000
Semi-detached£170,500
Terraced£132,000
Flat£84,000
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
Grenoside & Ecclesfield NorthSheffield 1,24682 £228,750
Thorpe HesleyRotherham 2,21268 £235,000
KimberworthRotherham 4,14540 £176,499
Brightside & WincobankSheffield 5,47520 £150,000
Kimberworth ParkRotherham 5,96913 £158,500
GreasboroughRotherham 6,2918 £153,500
Rawmarsh SouthRotherham 6,4286 £150,000
Masbrough & BradgateRotherham 6,7981 £95,095
Rotherham CentralRotherham 6,8390 £107,500

People living in S61 Census 2021

Residents67,679
Median age (est.)42
Density1,047per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van30%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 25%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 S61

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S61 district.

Kimberworth Rotherham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S61.

S97 S95 S60 S62 S96 S5 S9 S4

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.