# S66 9LR: area report for a postcode in Rotherham

S66 9LR 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 S66 9LR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) › [S66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s66) › [S66 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s66-9)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Rotherham 026C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **Kiveton Bridge, 6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **No property in S66 9LR 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=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Rotherham 026C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **£191,496 average price**: For the whole of Rotherham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S66 9LR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **Low road and rail noise at S66 9LR**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thurcroft Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurcroft-junior-academy-e138357) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Willows School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-school-e149642) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Thurcroft Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurcroft-infant-school-e146866) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laughton-all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e146068) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laughton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laughton-junior-and-infant-school-e146411) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £196,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £267,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £55,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VILLAGE SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: GREEN ARBOUR PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Thurcroft (670 m, Spar); Co-op Thurcroft (760 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 026C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Rotherham 026C has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham 026C was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 5,904th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,942** (2021). Rotherham 026C had 2,942 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 132nd 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Rotherham 026C, 97.9% 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.

## S66 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £191,996** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S66 was £191,996 in 2025. 328th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,868** (2021). S66 had 45,868 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 290th 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: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in S66 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In S66, 96.7% 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: 53.3935, -1.2482

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

## Your MP

- [Rother Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley): Jake Richards (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=-1.2482,53.3935,S669LR

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