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Rotherham East

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North west Rotherham. About 17,447 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Population
16,748
472nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rotherham East compares

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

Rotherham EastMiddle
Population25 wards, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 7,783 to 16,748. The middle area is 9,515. Rotherham East is 16,748.
16,748highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Rotherham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 88.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Rotherham East is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 9th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Rotherham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 1.6% to 7.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Rotherham East is 7.6%.
7.6%highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Rotherham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 57.6% to 68.5%. The middle area is 62.6%. Rotherham East is 63.8%.
63.8%joint 8th highest

Figures for the whole of Rotherham

These figures are published for the whole of Rotherham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rotherham and not Rotherham East 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 East in brief

Rotherham East had 16,748 usual residents at the census.

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

In Rotherham East, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Rotherham East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.