# Rotherham

Town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Rotherham is a town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £172,875 in 2025. Recorded crime 156.2 per 1,000 people. About 75,171 people.

Town. Code E63001350. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

Rotherham is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Rotherham add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £172,875** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rotherham was £172,875 in 2025. 119th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 71,535** (2021). Rotherham had 71,535 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 154th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in Rotherham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Rotherham, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001350) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in Rotherham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001350) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 674 homes were sold in Rotherham in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001350) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Rotherham.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001350) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rotherham had 71,535 usual residents at the census.

## How Rotherham compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Rotherham | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £172,875 | 25th cheapest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 |
| Population | 71,535 | 13th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | 48th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.0% | joint 19th highest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 |

## Is Rotherham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rotherham at a rate of 156.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,073 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rotherham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,068), other crime (2,098) and anti-social behaviour (1,706).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Rotherham was 150.8 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Rotherham, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Rotherham has no single figure. Of its 45 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Rotherham

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rotherham 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007801) | 1,445 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| [Rotherham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007730) | 1,394 | 212.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007732) | 1,297 | 107.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007733) | 1,232 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007740) | 1,527 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007804) | 1,409 | 133.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007805) | 1,465 | 163.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007806) | 1,373 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007807) | 1,433 | 97.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007723) | 1,402 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007735) | 1,431 | 171.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007737) | 1,627 | 164.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Rotherham 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007738) | 1,516 | 153.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Rotherham 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007739) | 1,525 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007736) | 1,634 | 128.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.3% |
| [Rotherham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007765) | 1,395 | 75.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007766) | 1,461 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007768) | 1,995 | 255.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007770) | 1,768 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007741) | 1,461 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007742) | 1,418 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007743) | 1,185 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Rotherham 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007744) | 1,446 | 169.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007745) | 1,620 | 116.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007746) | 1,449 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007715) | 1,931 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Rotherham 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007716) | 1,945 | 217.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Rotherham 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007717) | 1,771 | 184.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007718) | 1,559 | 126.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007677) | 1,983 | 139.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Rotherham 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007714) | 2,249 | 997.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.3% |
| [Rotherham 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007767) | 1,494 | 258.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Rotherham 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007769) | 1,725 | 214.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Rotherham 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007708) | 1,691 | 117.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Rotherham 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007709) | 1,478 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007710) | 1,554 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007711) | 1,769 | 57.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Rotherham 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007734) | 1,737 | 102.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007675) | 1,958 | 159.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Rotherham 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007678) | 1,588 | 177.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Rotherham 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007679) | 1,966 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007680) | 1,909 | 125.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007712) | 2,034 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Rotherham 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007713) | 1,632 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Rotherham 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007676) | 1,627 | 137.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.6% |

## Your MP

- [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham): Sarah Champion (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

## Postcode districts covering Rotherham

[S60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s60), [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61), [S65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s65)

## Middle areas in Rotherham

[East Herringthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/east-herringthorpe), [Eastwood & East Dene](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/eastwood-and-east-dene), [Herringthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/herringthorpe), [Kimberworth](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/kimberworth), [Kimberworth Park](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/kimberworth-park), [Masbrough & Bradgate](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/masbrough-and-bradgate), [Rotherham Central](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/rotherham-central), [Rotherham South](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/rotherham-south)

## Towns near Rotherham

[Rawmarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rawmarsh), [Wickersley and Bramley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickersley-and-bramley), [Brinsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brinsworth), [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield), [Ecclesfield and Grenoside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ecclesfield-and-grenoside), [Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-rotherham)

## Rotherham in brief

Rotherham is a town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber.
About 75,171 people lived in Rotherham in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £172,875 in 2025 across 674 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 156.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Rotherham was £172,875 in 2025.
Rotherham had 71,535 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Rotherham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rotherham, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001350
- Constituency: [Rotherham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham)
- Council: [Rotherham †](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 20.62 km²
- People, mid-2024: 75,171*
- Neighbourhoods: 45
- Output areas: 231

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield), [Wickersley and Bramley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickersley-and-bramley), [Rawmarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rawmarsh), [Brinsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brinsworth), [Ecclesfield and Grenoside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ecclesfield-and-grenoside), [Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-rotherham)

## Latest updates for Rotherham

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001350

## How to cite

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