Rotherham

16°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 16° · 61% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:28

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

135 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences53
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Criminal damage & arson17
• Shoplifting14

Neighbourhood team: Rotherham North · South Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

421 reported road collisions (2024)

139 killed or seriously injured · 575 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

435 food businesses within 2 miles

• 373 rated 4–5 ★ (332 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rotherham Central (3.5 km)
• 28 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£190,069 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Rotherham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£683 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £486
• 2 bed £612
• 3 bed £740

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.7 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

43 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Tabard (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Rotherham Council helps to keep more money in the local economy by increasing its local spend· 8 Sept 2026
• Fly-tipping offender ordered to pay more than £750· 4 Sept 2026
• Residents urged to have their say on plans to improve standards in Rotherham's rented homes· 28 Aug 2026
• Rotherham gears up for a spectacular two‑day celebration as the Rotherham Show returns to Clifton Park· 24 Aug 2026
• Mayor launches Little Big Book Club to help children across South Yorkshire discover the joy of reading· 21 Aug 2026

Source: Rotherham Council

265,806 residents in Rotherham · 928/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 50 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,382 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (53% of 122,330)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

129 schools · 44,886 pupils

96 primary · 17 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 49 of 63 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

123inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rotherham

240 CQC-registered services

• Care homes84
• GP practices36
• Dentists46
• Homecare agencies60
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Rotherham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

177 applications decided

88.7% granted · 157 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Champion

Labour

Rotherham

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 31
• Con 13
• LD 3
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,148 jobs advertised · £37,337 avg

e.g. Continuous Improvement Deployment Manager, Operational Trainer - FTC, Shift Manager - FTC

Source: Adzuna

£671 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,481 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 127,299 certificates

14.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

89% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 67% · Wind 21% · Gas 8% · Imports 3%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 77.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.1 women · 55.6 men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

8 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in S65

• St Ann'S Medical Centre
• York Road Surgery
• Clifton Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rotherham:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation853 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office409 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s361 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance281 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership277 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Brecks · 0.7 km

  Brecks is a suburb of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) from central Rotherham. Brecks borders the suburb Wickersley. The A631 road, here called Bawtry Road, forms the sout…

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  St Bernard's Catholic High School, Rotherham · 0.8 km

  St Bernard's Catholic High School is a coeducational Catholic secondary school with academy status in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Its official opening date was 26 October 1961 at 3 pm. The school motto is "I…

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  Broom, South Yorkshire · 1.3 km

  Broom is a Rotherham suburb in South Yorkshire, England and is located in the former parish of Whiston about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Rotherham. Broom sits on top of a former Roman fortification and was the site of…

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  Herringthorpe Stadium · 1.5 km

  Herringthorpe Stadium is an athletics stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It contains a 400m, Olympic-class running track and grass pitch, as well as facilities for other Olympic disciplines such as discus…

• Swinden House · 1.8 km

  Swinden House in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is a Victorian style Grade II listed Victorian building. It is located on Tata Steel Swinden Technology Centre.

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  Wickersley · 2.1 km

  Wickersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated 3 miles (5 km) from the centre of Rotherham. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1 a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)