# S62 6HS: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S62 6HS 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 S62 6HS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s62) › [S62 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s62-6)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Rotherham 008D: 483 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **Parkgate, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **No property in S62 6HS 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=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **£191,052 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S62 6HS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S62 6HS**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **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=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-ashwood-primary-school-e140799) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rawmarsh Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-nursery-school-e106827) | Nursery | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e106944) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rotherham Aspire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rotherham-aspire-e137823) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Rawmarsh Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-community-school-e140553) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eastwood Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastwood-village-primary-school-e140378) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-ryecroft-infant-school-e106876) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-rosehill-junior-school-e106875) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2024 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £98,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £85,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); RAWMARSH HEALTH CENTRE (560 m); HIGH STREET SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: PARKGATE PHARMACY (120 m); RAWMARSH PHARMACY (630 m); VANTAGE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Parkgate Supermarket (380 m, Asda); Iceland Rawmarsh Rotherham (400 m, Iceland); Aldi Rawmarsh Rotherham (550 m, Aldi); Tesco Marsh Bellows Rd Express (670 m, Tesco); Heron Rawmarsh Rotherham (720 m, Heron)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.8** (2025). Rotherham 008D has a deprivation score of 42.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,869th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 008D was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,719** (2021). Rotherham 008D had 1,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,752nd 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 008D, 96.2% 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.

## S62 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £163,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S62 was £163,000 in 2025. Joint 165th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,573** (2021). S62 had 20,573 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,330th least 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 S62 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In S62, 95.7% 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: 53.4540, -1.3448

Council: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rawmarsh and Conisbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rawmarsh-and-conisbrough): John Healey (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=-1.3448,53.4540,S626HS

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s62-6hs