# S60 5WQ: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S60 5WQ 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 S60 5WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s60) › [S60 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s60-5)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Rotherham 027B: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **Darnall, 2.8 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **No property in S60 5WQ 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=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 027B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S60 5WQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S60 5WQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **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=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Waverley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waverley-primary-academy-e147871) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Catcliffe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/catcliffe-primary-school-e142978) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brinsworth Howarth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsworth-howarth-primary-school-e147374) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsworth-whitehill-primary-school-e143057) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brinsworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsworth-academy-e136301) | Secondary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brinsworth Manor Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsworth-manor-infant-school-e151486) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Brinsworth Manor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsworth-manor-junior-school-e143320) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Treeton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/treeton-church-of-england-primary-school-e144557) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2023 | £62,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £82,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WAVERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: WELDRICKS PHARMACY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Catcliffe (270 m, Morrisons); Spar Catcliffe (610 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Catcliffe (610 m, Morrisons); Tesco Waverley Express (620 m, Tesco)

## 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 027B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Rotherham 027B has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 027B was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,727** (2021). Rotherham 027B had 2,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 405th 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 027B, 93.1% 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.

## S60 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S60 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,170** (2021). S60 had 42,170 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 382nd 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: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in S60 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In S60, 97.9% 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: 53.3898, -1.3706

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

## Your MP

- [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham): Sarah Champion (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=-1.3706,53.3898,S605WQ

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