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

S61 4LQ 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 4LQ 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Rotherham 009E: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **Rotherham Central, 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **No property in S61 4LQ 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=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S61 4LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at S61 4LQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **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=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rockingham Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockingham-junior-and-infant-school-e145740) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roughwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roughwood-primary-school-e144195) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wingfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wingfield-academy-e139992) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Redscope Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redscope-primary-school-e147738) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greasbrough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greasbrough-primary-school-e141901) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 72% 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 | 1.5 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 | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-e142768) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £82,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £77,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| May 2025 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £122,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: KIMBERWORTH PARK DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Kimberworth Park St Johns (920 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Kimberworth Park Oaks Lane (960 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.9** (2025). Rotherham 009E has a deprivation score of 53.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £127,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 009E was £127,500 in 2025. Joint 1,190th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,297** (2021). Rotherham 009E had 1,297 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,534th 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 009E, 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: 53.4516, -1.3904

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=-1.3904,53.4516,S614LQ

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