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S62 postcode area · Rotherham

The S62 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rotherham. Area Scores range from 0 to 67 across them. Every full S62 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S62 district contains both ends of the scale: Thorpe Hesley at 68 out of 100 (#2,212 of 6,856 in England) against Rotherham Central at 0, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £107,500 in Rotherham Central to £235,000 in Thorpe Hesley — a 2.2× gap within the S62 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,360a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime146per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied55%

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 S62 district

£163,000median home sold over the past year · +48.2% over 5 years · +8.7% over the year · 202 sales
Detached£315,000
Semi-detached£160,000
Terraced£120,000
Flat—
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
Thorpe HesleyRotherham 2,21268 £235,000
Rawmarsh North WestRotherham 4,85829 £175,000
Swinton SouthRotherham 4,92728 £180,000
Wath upon DearneRotherham 5,46820 £176,000
Rawmarsh North EastRotherham 5,50320 £140,000
GreasboroughRotherham 6,2918 £153,500
Rawmarsh SouthRotherham 6,4286 £150,000
Thrybergh & Hooton RobertsRotherham 6,5864 £155,000
Rotherham CentralRotherham 6,8390 £107,500

People living in S62 Census 2021

Residents63,484
Median age (est.)42
Density898per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above20%
No car or van28%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 28%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 4%

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.

Towns & places in S62

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S62 district.

Rawmarsh North Rotherham Swinton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S62.

S97 S64 S61 S60 S65 S63 S95 S74

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.