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Aston

Middle area

South Rotherham. 8,827 people in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Aston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£207,000
1,657th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,928
2,204th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Aston compares

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Median sale price32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from £95,095 to £275,496. The middle area is £185,000. Aston is £207,000.
£207,00011th highest
Population32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 5,571 to 11,791. The middle area is 8,141. Aston is 8,928.
8,9289th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage32 middle areas, Rotherham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 86.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Aston is 99.0%.
99.0%10th highest
Claimant rate32 middle areas, Rotherham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 1.2% to 9.4%. The middle area is 3.1%. Aston is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 14th lowest

Figures for the whole of Rotherham

These figures are published for the whole of Rotherham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rotherham and not Aston alone. See Rotherham

Average house price
£191,496
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,713
48th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Aston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Aston was £207,000 in 2025.

Aston had 8,928 usual residents at the census.

In Aston, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Aston, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.