S26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Swallownest, Aston and Wales, in Rotherham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S26, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S26 at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 161 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (717), anti-social behaviour (443) and other crime (302).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S26 was 78.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S26 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham 026A | 1,264 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| Rotherham 030A | 1,534 | 119.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Rotherham 030B | 1,581 | 178.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| Rotherham 030C | 1,447 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Rotherham 030D | 1,428 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| Rotherham 030E | 1,389 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Rotherham 030F | 1,548 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 031A | 2,046 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Rotherham 031B | 2,100 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Rotherham 031C | 1,309 | 113.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| Rotherham 031D | 1,606 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| Rotherham 033A | 1,410 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Rotherham 033B | 1,852 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Rotherham 033C | 2,314 | 138.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.7% |
| Rotherham 033D | 1,483 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| Rotherham 033E | 1,590 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
Your MP
- Jake RichardsLabourMP for Rother Valley
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S263
Postcode sectors in S267
Council1
Towns in S261
Postcode districts next to S268
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S26 in brief
S26 is a postcode district covering Swallownest, Aston and Wales, in Rotherham.
About 26,359 people lived in S26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £237,500 in 2025 across 373 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S26 was £237,500 in 2025.
S26 had 25,924 usual residents at the census.
In S26, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S26, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.