# S61

Postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham.

S61 is a postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham. Median sale price £170,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code S61. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S61 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S61) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in S61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=S61) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 415 homes were sold in S61 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S61) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S61.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S61) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S61 had 34,241 usual residents at the census.

## How S61 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | S61 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | joint 13th cheapest | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 34,241 | 19th most populated | 47 postcode districts, S · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 47 postcode districts, S · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.2% | joint 4th highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S61 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S61 at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 364 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S61.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,593), other crime (660) and anti-social behaviour (624).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S61 was 110.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in S61, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S61 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in S61

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rotherham 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007801) | 1,445 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| [Rotherham 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007802) | 1,241 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Rotherham 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007803) | 1,261 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Rotherham 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007808) | 1,320 | 20.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Rotherham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007728) | 1,157 | 106.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [Rotherham 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007729) | 1,555 | 163.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007730) | 1,394 | 212.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007731) | 1,147 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Rotherham 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007732) | 1,297 | 107.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007733) | 1,232 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007740) | 1,527 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007804) | 1,409 | 133.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007805) | 1,465 | 163.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007806) | 1,373 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007807) | 1,433 | 97.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007741) | 1,461 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007742) | 1,418 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007743) | 1,185 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Rotherham 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007744) | 1,446 | 169.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007745) | 1,620 | 116.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007746) | 1,449 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007715) | 1,931 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Rotherham 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007717) | 1,771 | 184.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007718) | 1,559 | 126.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham): Sarah Champion (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Rawmarsh and Conisbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rawmarsh-and-conisbrough): John Healey (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.3% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough): Gill Furniss (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.
- [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge): Dr Marie Tidball (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in S61

[Greasborough](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/greasborough), [Kimberworth](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/kimberworth), [Kimberworth Park](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/kimberworth-park), [Masbrough & Bradgate](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/masbrough-and-bradgate), [Thorpe Hesley](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/thorpe-hesley)

## Postcode sectors in S61

[S61 1 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-1), [S61 2 (276 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-2), [S61 3 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-3), [S61 4 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61-4)

## Council

[Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

## Towns in S61

[Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham)

## Postcode districts next to S61

[S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5), [S9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s9), [S35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s35), [S60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s60), [S62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s62)

## Nearest rail stations

[Magna (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3891,53.4202), [Rotherham (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3613,53.4314), [Rotherham Central (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3604,53.4323), [Meadowhall (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4128,53.4175)

## More in the S postcode area

[All S postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## S61 in brief

S61 is a postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham.
About 35,561 people lived in S61 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 415 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S61 was £170,000 in 2025.
S61 had 34,241 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S61, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S61
- Postcode area: [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)
- Constituency: [Rotherham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham)
- Council: [Rotherham †](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)
- Area: 19.98 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,561*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 119

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[S62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s62), [S9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s9), [S60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s60), [S35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s35), [S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5)

## Latest updates for S61

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S61

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61