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Rotherham Central

Middle area

North west Rotherham. 8,319 people in 3.1 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 Rotherham Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£110,500
97th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,452
4,496th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rotherham Central compares

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

Rotherham CentralMiddle
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. Rotherham Central is £110,500.
£110,5002nd lowest
Population32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 5,571 to 11,791. The middle area is 8,141. Rotherham Central is 7,452.
7,4529th lowest
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%. Rotherham Central is 96.4%.
96.4%10th lowest
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%. Rotherham Central is 9.4%.
9.4%highest

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 Rotherham Central 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
Rotherham Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rotherham Central was £110,500 in 2025.

Rotherham Central had 7,452 usual residents at the census.

In Rotherham Central, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rotherham Central, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.