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Thorpe Hesley

Middle area

North west Rotherham. 6,951 people in 28 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 Thorpe Hesley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£245,000
2,541st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,666
3,750th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thorpe Hesley compares

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Thorpe HesleyMiddle
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. Thorpe Hesley is £245,000.
£245,000joint 5th 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. Thorpe Hesley is 6,666.
6,6665th 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%. Thorpe Hesley is 86.6%.
86.6%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%. Thorpe Hesley is 1.5%.
1.5%2nd 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 Thorpe Hesley 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
Thorpe Hesley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thorpe Hesley was £245,000 in 2025.

Thorpe Hesley had 6,666 usual residents at the census.

In Thorpe Hesley, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thorpe Hesley, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.