# S61 1RZ: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S61 1RZ 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 S61 1RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61) › [S61 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-1)

## Around this postcode

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Rotherham 016B: 218 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **Rotherham, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **No property in S61 1RZ 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=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S61 1RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at S61 1RZ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **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=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e106849) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferham-primary-school-e148013) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 13% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kimberworth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kimberworth-community-primary-school-e106845) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kelford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelford-school-e142797) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e139876) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winterhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterhill-school-e141853) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [RNN Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rnn-group-e130527) | Sixth form and further education | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Meadow View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-view-primary-school-e147920) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £32,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| March 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £110,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2024 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £87,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £142,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rotherham (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WOODSTOCK BOWER GROUP PRACTICE (440 m)
- Pharmacies: ARCHWAY PHARMACY (540 m); MEDWIN PHARMACY (940 m); GOOD MEASURE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Blackburn Rotherham (210 m, Aldi); Tesco Rotherham Wortley Rd Esso Express (470 m, Tesco); Lidl Blackburn Rotherham (880 m, Lidl); Spar - Bankside (960 m, Spar)

## 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 70.3** (2025). Rotherham 016B has a deprivation score of 70.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,945** (2021). Rotherham 016B had 1,945 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,277th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 016B, 99.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.4%** (August 2026). In Rotherham 016B, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## S61 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S61 was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 194th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,241** (2021). S61 had 34,241 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 693rd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in S61 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In S61, 99.2% 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: 53.4349, -1.3751

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=-1.3751,53.4349,S611RZ

## How to cite

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