Property market | £173,349 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (10.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 59.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 91.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 8.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 502 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 144 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wentworth and Dearne level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.9 | Population of 257,280 | Happiness is Below Average for South Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Rotherham) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (28 mins) - York (35 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (63 mins) - Birmingham New Street (85 mins) | |
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£173,349 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (10.1 miles) | |
59.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.9 | 257,280 | Happiness is Below Average for South Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 502 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 144 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wentworth and Dearne level) | |
7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Rotherham) | |
- Leeds (28 mins) - York (35 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (63 mins) - Birmingham New Street (85 mins) | |
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Rotherham has one main store nearby, Tesco Marsh Bellows Road Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Rig Dyke, The Monkwood, The Queens Hotel, The Telstar, The Woodman. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Edibles, Marina Fish Bar & Restaurant, P Jacks, Pops Outdoor Adventure, The Pavilion. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Chit-Chat Cafe, Hunger Stop Cafe. Rotherham has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Rotherham has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £274,251, which is up 2.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £173,349 (up 0.2% on last year) , a terraced house £134,650 (down -0.9% on last year) and a flat £96,487. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £491 per month. Property prices in Rotherham are slightly lower than the average property prices across South Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Rotherham, prices have risen much slower than the annual average price change seen across the South Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Rotherham level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Rotherham, or click here to browse the longer list of Rotherham property transactions from 2023.
Rotherham has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Wath Victoria Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Rawmarsh Community School | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Wath Central Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Monkwood Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Wath Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/16/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/14/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/10/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/12/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/12/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Wath Victoria Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (5/19/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Rawmarsh Community School Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/5/2017) | 91 submissions 70.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham |
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/12/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Wath Central Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/5/2022) | 51 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham |
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (2/11/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Mexborough | |
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Save school | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (11/13/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Monkwood Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (9/18/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham | |
Wath Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (3/16/2017) | 159 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Rotherham |
School | Type |
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Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (10/16/2013) |
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/14/2013) |
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/10/2016) |
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/12/2014) |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/12/2018) |
Wath Victoria Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/19/2016) |
Rawmarsh Community School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (5/5/2017) 91 submissions 70.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/12/2015) |
Wath Central Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/5/2022) 51 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/11/2015) |
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2021) |
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (11/13/2019) |
Monkwood Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/18/2019) |
Wath Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (3/16/2017) 159 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Rotherham | Commute options |
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Rotherham Central A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (69 mins - Northern Trains - £242 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 63 mins - CrossCountry - £339 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 85 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 101 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 142 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Swinton (South Yorks) A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (34 mins - CrossCountry - £219 monthly fare) View details - York (52 mins - CrossCountry - £339 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (75 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (87 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 120 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 174 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Mexborough A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- York (37 mins - CrossCountry - £339 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 44 mins - CrossCountry - £242 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (77 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (87 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 118 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Wombwell A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (63 mins - Northern Trains - £223 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 92 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 93 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 109 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Elsecar A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (66 mins - Northern Trains - £223 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 88 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 89 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 105 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Goldthorpe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (49 mins - Northern Trains - £208 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 60 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 95 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 108 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 162 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Rotherham) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Rotherham residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 91.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.3% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.1% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.1% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Wentworth and Dearne consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.5% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.1% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 7.2% | 502 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 16.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.8% | |
Routine occupations | 17.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 10.2% | 144 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in South Yorkshire is average (61mbps). Rotherham is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 59.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Wentworth and Dearne level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 59.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Rotherham level:
Type | Rotherham | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 100 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 7 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 12 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 39 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Rotherham.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | River Don | River Don from Kelham Island in Sheffield to Hexthorpe, including Bagley Dike |
Yorkshire | River Dearne, River Dove | River Dearne and its tributaries from Denby Dale to Mexborough |
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