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Rotherham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
265,743
Households
114,026
Crimes · Jun '26
2,502
114,026
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,502
Crimes · Jun '26
£187,490
Median property price
£609
Median rent
6,623
Postcodes
114,026
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,502
Crimes · Jun '26
£187,490
Median property price
£609
Median rent
6,623
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rotherham

England & Wales
Property sales · Rotherham
HM Land Registry · Rotherham
Average price
£209,263
YoY: +0.3%
Median price: £187,490
View district DN12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 77 sales · avg £201,099
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£218k£186k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Rotherham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rotherham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
900
YoY +11%
914776637
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
422
YoY stable
456340223
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
128
YoY +20%
15112190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
99
YoY +43%
15011069
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
201
YoY +25%
201158115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

2,502
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rotherham

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Rotherham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare an address with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps.

Apply for a primary place via Rotherham
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Admission appeals in Rotherham

Appeals lodged

300

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
93 · 2.3% of admissions
Lodged
75 · 1.8% of admissions
Heard
27 · 36.0% of those heard
Successful

4,109 admissions

Infant
55 · 1.7% of admissions
Lodged
44 · 1.4% of admissions
Heard
8 · 18.2% of those heard
Successful

3,227 admissions

Secondary
207 · 5.5% of admissions
Lodged
155 · 4.1% of admissions
Heard
64 · 41.3% of those heard
Successful

3,757 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Transport in Rotherham

Parkgate is a 31-minute walk from the centre

Underground · 2.5 km

  • Parkgate

    Underground

    2.5 km

  • Parkgate Platform to Sheffield

    Tram

    2.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Rotherham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

26 GPs · 11 Libraries · 5 Hospitals · 48 in all

  • GPs26
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals5
  • Museums5
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Rotherham

Median private rent

£609/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£483
1 bed
£609
2 bed
£736
3 bed
£1,065
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Rotherham

Coordinates53.4277, -1.3161
Postcodes
6,623
Population (Census)
265,743
Households (Census)
114,026
Recorded crime · Jun '26
2,502

Demographics in Rotherham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 265,784
White Brit.88.3%
Pakistani3.8%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 5.8%

Religion

Total residents: 265,791
Christian49.0%
No religion39.8%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim5.1%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 265,743
50–6420.5%
35–4918.4%
25–3412.9%
65–7410.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 114,026
Other16.7%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rotherham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).