# S61 4HU: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S61 4HU 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 4HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61) › [S61 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-4)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Rotherham 009F: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **Rotherham Central, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **No property in S61 4HU 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=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 009F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **£191,052 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S61 4HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S61 4HU**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rockingham Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockingham-junior-and-infant-school-e145740) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wingfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wingfield-academy-e139992) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greasbrough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greasbrough-primary-school-e141901) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roughwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roughwood-primary-school-e144195) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redscope Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redscope-primary-school-e147738) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e139876) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £152,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2023 | £156,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREASBROUGH MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m); GREENSIDE SURGERY (780 m)
- Pharmacies: LO'S PHARMACY (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Greasborough (550 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 009F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.5** (2025). Rotherham 009F has a deprivation score of 41.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,203rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £134,407** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 009F was £134,407 in 2025. 1,533rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,232** (2021). Rotherham 009F had 1,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,150th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 009F, 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: 53.4529, -1.3819

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=-1.3819,53.4529,S614HU

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