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Brampton (Rotherham)

Brampton (Rotherham) is a town or village in South Yorkshire, England. It has around 1 pharmacy and 3 restaurants and cafés, 33 bus stops, and Wombwell railway station is 2.5 km away. There were around 135 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brampton (Rotherham) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 244,572 residents at roughly 743 people per km².

Council
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Barnsley East
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

15°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 14° · 48% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

147 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences66
  • Anti-social behaviour35
  • Shoplifting12
  • Vehicle crime8

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley South · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Reports of damage caused to an area of land off Market st by off road vehicles.
  • Vehicles acting in an ASB manner on the DVP including organised car meets. This is having an impact on the local community.

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

Road safety

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

273 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 230 rated 4–5 ★ (205 top)
  • 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wombwell (2.5 km)
  • 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wombwell (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£175,733 average 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Detached£278,251
Semi-detached£173,748
Terraced£140,981
Flat£92,973

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (9.5 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons Brampton Corton Wood (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 115,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes71
  • GP practices36
  • Dentists39
  • Homecare agencies56
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Your MP

Stephanie Peacock

Labour

Barnsley South

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 8
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £20,187 avg

e.g. Moped Delivery Driver, Bike Delivery Rider, Delivery Driver / Moped

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£742 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,322 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 117,969 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Biomass 45% · Imports 6% · Gas 3%

65 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.2 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley South:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Brampton Bierlow · 0.7 km

    Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley, often known as Brampton, is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Dearne Valley, betwee…

  • Cortonwood · 0.8 km

    Cortonwood was a colliery near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery's proposed closure was a tipping point in the 1984–1985 miners' strike. The site is now a shopping and leisure centre.

  • RSPB Dearne Valley Old Moor · 0.9 km

    RSPB Dearne Valley Old Moor is an 89-hectare (220-acre) wetlands nature reserve in the Dearne Valley near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It lies on the junction…

  • Wombwell Central railway station · 1.3 km

    Wombwell Central railway station was a railway station situated on the South Yorkshire Railway company's line between Mexborough and Barnsley. The station lay between Wath Central and Stairfoot. The station was built…

  • Hemingfield · 1.4 km

    Hemingfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Hoyland Milton Ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The village has two pubs, The Albi…

  • Wombwell · 1.4 km

    Wombwell is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, data for the town was split between the ward of Wombwell and small sections that fell into the wards of Darfi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Brampton (Rotherham)?
Brampton (Rotherham) is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Brampton (Rotherham)?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Brampton (Rotherham), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.