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

S61 2QY 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 2QY 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Rotherham 007B: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **Meadowhall, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **No property in S61 2QY 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=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S61 2QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **Low road and rail noise at S61 2QY**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **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=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redscope Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redscope-primary-school-e147738) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roughwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roughwood-primary-school-e144195) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-e142768) | Special | 1.3 km (16 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 | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blackburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-primary-school-e106834) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thorpe Hesley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-hesley-primary-school-e147739) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rockingham Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockingham-junior-and-infant-school-e145740) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £179,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Kimberworth Park Oaks Lane (660 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Rotherham 007B has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 007B was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,445** (2021). Rotherham 007B had 1,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,304th least 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 007B, 86.8% 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: 53.4468, -1.4132

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=-1.4132,53.4468,S612QY

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