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S61

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, 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 S61 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In S61, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£170,000
194th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
34,241
693rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How S61 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

S61Middle
Median sale price45 postcode districts, S · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in S45 areas from £105,500 to £437,000. The middle area is £200,000. S61 is £170,000.
£170,000joint 13th cheapest
Population47 postcode districts, S · 2021
Population: every postcode district in S47 areas from 312 to 62,455. The middle area is 30,642. S61 is 34,241.
34,24119th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in S47 areas from 19.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. S61 is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate45 postcode districts, S · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in S45 areas from 1.0% to 9.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. S61 is 4.5%.
4.5%10th highest

Is S61 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S61 at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.

In August 2026 alone, 364 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S61.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,593), other crime (660) and anti-social behaviour (624).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S61 was 110.2 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 S61, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S61 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in S61

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Rotherham 007B1,44578.4 per 1,000886.8%
Rotherham 007C1,24125.9 per 1,000899.0%
Rotherham 007D1,26163.5 per 1,000598.8%
Rotherham 007E1,32020.0 per 1,000999.3%
Rotherham 009A1,157106.9 per 1,000596.1%
Rotherham 009B1,555163.0 per 1,0001100.0%
Rotherham 009C1,394212.1 per 1,0001100.0%
Rotherham 009D1,147104.0 per 1,000399.5%
Rotherham 009E1,297107.9 per 1,0001100.0%
Rotherham 009F1,232105.6 per 1,0002100.0%
Rotherham 011A1,527104.0 per 1,0003100.0%
Rotherham 011B1,409133.2 per 1,0001100.0%
Rotherham 011C1,465163.9 per 1,0002100.0%
Rotherham 011D1,37354.1 per 1,0002100.0%
Rotherham 011E1,43397.9 per 1,0003100.0%
Rotherham 015A1,46177.2 per 1,0008100.0%
Rotherham 015B1,41894.8 per 1,0004100.0%
Rotherham 015C1,18548.4 per 1,000899.2%
Rotherham 015D1,446169.4 per 1,000399.8%
Rotherham 015E1,620116.9 per 1,0002100.0%
Rotherham 015F1,44962.6 per 1,0004100.0%
Rotherham 016A1,931130.2 per 1,000199.6%
Rotherham 016C1,771184.4 per 1,0002100.0%
Rotherham 016D1,559126.6 per 1,000199.8%

MPs for S61

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 S615

Postcode sectors in S614

Council1

Towns in S611

Postcode districts next to S615

Nearest rail stations4

More in the S postcode area2

S61 in brief

S61 is a postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham.

About 35,561 people lived in S61 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 415 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in S61 was £170,000 in 2025.

S61 had 34,241 usual residents at the census.

In S61, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In S61, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.