# S61 2JW: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S61 2JW 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 2JW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61) › [S61 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-2)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Rotherham 015E: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **Magna, 1.2 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **No property in S61 2JW 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=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **£191,052 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S61 2JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S61 2JW**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **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=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meadow View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-view-primary-school-e147920) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kelford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelford-school-e142797) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Winterhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterhill-school-e141853) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kimberworth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kimberworth-community-primary-school-e106845) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-e142768) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e139876) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-primary-school-e106834) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferham-primary-school-e148013) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 13% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £103,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £212,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £127,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £121,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WINTERHILL PHARMACY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Meadowbank Road (770 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £191,052** (August 2026). Rotherham’s average house price was £191,052 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.0** (2025). Rotherham 015E has a deprivation score of 35.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,155th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £178,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 015E was £178,000 in 2025. Joint 4,531st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Rotherham 015E had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 015E, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 53.4286, -1.3995

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), August 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=-1.3995,53.4286,S612JW

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