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Swallownest & Wales

Middle area

South Rotherham. 7,499 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 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 Swallownest & Wales live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£227,750
Joint 2,165th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,061
Joint 4,333rd 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
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Swallownest & Wales

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swallownest & Wales at a rate of 63.5 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 offences187
Anti-social behaviour106
Other crime65
Shoplifting28
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage and arson25
Burglary23
Drug offences10
Robbery5
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Swallownest & Wales compares

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

Swallownest & WalesMiddle
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. Swallownest & Wales is £227,750.
£227,7507th most expensive
Population32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 5,571 to 11,791. The middle area is 8,141. Swallownest & Wales is 7,061.
7,0616th 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%. Swallownest & Wales 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%. Swallownest & Wales is 98.3%.
98.3%14th highest

Is Swallownest & Wales safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swallownest & Wales at a rate of 63.5 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, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swallownest & Wales.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (65).

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 Swallownest & Wales alone. See Rotherham

Average house price
£191,052
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Swallownest & Wales in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swallownest & Wales was £227,750 in 2025.

Swallownest & Wales had 7,061 usual residents at the census.

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

In Swallownest & Wales, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.