# S26 6QN: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S26 6QN is a postcode in Rotherham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rotherham. Open the map at S26 6QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s26) › [S26 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s26-6)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Rotherham 033C: 138 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **Kiveton Bridge, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **No property in S26 6QN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 033C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S26 6QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **Low road and rail noise at S26 6QN**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kiveton Park Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kiveton-park-infant-school-e146470) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |
| [Wales High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wales-high-school-e136331) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kiveton-park-meadows-junior-school-e146582) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [River Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-valley-e152223) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wales Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wales-primary-school-e106883) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Todwick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/todwick-primary-school-e106907) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £199,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £172,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £109,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kiveton Bridge (250 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE (150 m)
- Pharmacies: WELDRICKS PHARMACY (290 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Kiveton Park (210 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Sheffield, Kiveton Park (570 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £191,496** (July 2026). Rotherham’s average house price was £191,496 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,713** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rotherham earned a median of £34,713 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 48th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Rotherham costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Rotherham has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rotherham 033C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Rotherham 033C has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,814th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 033C was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,314** (2021). Rotherham 033C had 2,314 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,948th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 033C, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## S26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £237,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S26 was £237,500 in 2025. Joint 665th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,924** (2021). S26 had 25,924 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,122nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 76%** (2022). About 76% of people in S26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In S26, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)
- Centre: 53.3388, -1.2680

Council: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rother Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley): Jake Richards (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.2680,53.3388,S266QN

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