# Swallownest and Aston Town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber. Swallownest and Aston is a town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 73.0 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63001434. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) Swallownest and Aston is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Swallownest and Aston 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: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swallownest and Aston was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 293rd 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/swallownest-and-aston#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 14,912** (2021). Swallownest and Aston had 14,912 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 506th least 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/swallownest-and-aston#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in Swallownest and Aston 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/swallownest-and-aston#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Swallownest and Aston, 98.9% 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/swallownest-and-aston#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001434) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 66% of people in Swallownest and Aston 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=E63001434) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 183 homes were sold in Swallownest and Aston in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001434) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Swallownest and Aston. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001434) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Swallownest and Aston had 14,912 usual residents at the census. ## How Swallownest and Aston compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Swallownest and Aston | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £215,000 | 51st most expensive | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 | | Population | 14,912 | 56th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 66% | 34th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.9% | joint 22nd highest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 | ## Is Swallownest and Aston safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swallownest and Aston at a rate of 73.0 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, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swallownest and Aston. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (444), anti-social behaviour (265) and other crime (170). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Swallownest and Aston was 86.9 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 Swallownest and Aston, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Swallownest and Aston has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Swallownest and Aston | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rotherham 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007666) | 1,264 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% | | [Rotherham 027H](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01034250) | 1,067 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.1% | | [Rotherham 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007667) | 1,534 | 119.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% | | [Rotherham 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007668) | 1,581 | 178.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% | | [Rotherham 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007669) | 1,447 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% | | [Rotherham 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007670) | 1,428 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% | | [Rotherham 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007672) | 1,389 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% | | [Rotherham 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007673) | 1,548 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Rotherham 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007671) | 2,046 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% | | [Rotherham 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/neighbourhood/e01007674) | 2,100 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% | ## Your MP - [Rother Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley): Jake Richards (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 Swallownest and Aston [S13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s13), [S26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s26) ## Middle areas in Swallownest and Aston [Aston](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham/aston) ## Towns near Swallownest and Aston [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield), [Killamarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/killamarsh), [Dinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dinnington), [Brinsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brinsworth), [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham), [Wickersley and Bramley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickersley-and-bramley) ## Swallownest and Aston in brief Swallownest and Aston is a town in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber. About 15,090 people lived in Swallownest and Aston in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 183 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Swallownest and Aston was £215,000 in 2025. Swallownest and Aston had 14,912 usual residents at the census. About 66% of people in Swallownest and Aston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Swallownest and Aston, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001434 - Constituency: [Rother Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley) - 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: 3.56 km² - People, mid-2024: 15,090* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 49 * 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), [Killamarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/killamarsh), [Dinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dinnington), [Brinsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brinsworth), [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rotherham), [Wickersley and Bramley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickersley-and-bramley) ## Latest updates for Swallownest and Aston - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001434 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/swallownest-and-aston, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/swallownest-and-aston#f-house-sales-median-price. 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