Rotherham vs Sheffield

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

In short: Sheffield is the more populous.

	Rotherham	Sheffield
Population	265,806	556,523
Density	928/km²	1,512/km²
Deprivation	21% in most-deprived 10%	22% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,382	—
Schools Good/Outstanding	78%	—
Aged under 16	19%	18%
Aged 16–64	61%	65%
Aged 65+	20%	17%

Rotherham council area →Sheffield council area →