Bassetlaw vs Rotherham

A side-by-side comparison of the Bassetlaw and Rotherhamlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Rotherham is the more populous; council tax is lower in Rotherham; Bassetlaw has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Bassetlaw	Rotherham
Population	117,805	265,806
Density	185/km²	928/km²
Deprivation	7% in most-deprived 10%	22% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,645	£2,382
Schools Good/Outstanding	92%	78%
Aged under 16	17%	19%
Aged 16–64	61%	61%
Aged 65+	22%	20%

Bassetlaw council area →Rotherham council area →