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Rawmarsh South

Middle area

North west Rotherham. 6,496 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Rawmarsh South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£142,500
Joint 409th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,317
Joint 3,231st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rawmarsh South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rawmarsh South at a rate of 227.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Rotherham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences394
Shoplifting372
Other crime242
Anti-social behaviour154
Criminal damage and arson96
Burglary86
Vehicle crime64
Robbery35
Drug offences24
Theft from the person8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rawmarsh South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Rawmarsh SouthMiddle
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. Rawmarsh South is £142,500.
£142,5007th cheapest
Population32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 5,571 to 11,791. The middle area is 8,141. Rawmarsh South is 6,317.
6,3174th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 9.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Rawmarsh South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Rawmarsh South is 98.5%.
98.5%12th highest

Is Rawmarsh South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rawmarsh South at a rate of 227.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Rotherham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rawmarsh South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (394), shoplifting (372) and other crime (242).

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.

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 Rawmarsh South 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
Joint 43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rawmarsh South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rawmarsh South was £142,500 in 2025.

Rawmarsh South had 6,317 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Rawmarsh South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rawmarsh South, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.