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Brinsworth

Brinsworth is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has around 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 schools, and 66 bus stops, with Rotherham Central railway station 3.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 93 recorded street crimes, 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 Brinsworth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rotherham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 265,806 residents at roughly 928 people per km².

Council
Rotherham
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
40/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 229th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.

Low crime30
Home affordability85
Affordable rents93
Good schools12
Life expectancy17
Low deprivation16
Employment38
Low council tax64

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

22°CSunny

  • Today: 24° / 16° · 8% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

115 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences40
  • Anti-social behaviour27
  • Public order14
  • Burglary7

Neighbourhood team: Rotherham South · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLES
  • ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 434 rated 4–5 ★ (370 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rotherham Central (2.8 km)
  • 50 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rotherham Central (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£190,069 average 2.4% YoY

Across Rotherham · to 2026-06

Detached£295,542
Semi-detached£186,784
Terraced£148,922
Flat£100,459

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (7 km)

38 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

63 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches48
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

265,806 residents in Rotherham · 928/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,382 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,588
B £1,852
C £2,117
D £2,382
E £2,911
F £3,440
G £3,969
H £4,763

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Clifton Community SchoolGood
  • Maltby AcademyGood
  • St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Swinton AcademyGood
  • Wath AcademyGood
  • Wickersley School and Sports CollegeGood
  • Aston AcademyRequires improvement
  • Dinnington High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesRequires improvement
  • Thrybergh AcademyRequires improvement
  • Brinsworth Academy
  • EDClass Ltd
  • Oakwood High School
  • Rawmarsh Community School
  • Wales High School
  • Wingfield Academy
  • Winterhill School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rotherham

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

177 applications decided

88.7% granted · 157 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sarah Champion

Labour

Rotherham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

37 jobs advertised · £31,730 avg

e.g. Creative Arts Tutor (Maternity Cover), Maintenance Supervisor, Project Planner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 44% · Wind 26% · Gas 14% · Imports 7%

107 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rotherham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Rotherham Main Colliery · 0.6 km

    Rotherham Main Colliery was situated in Canklow, about 0.5 miles south of Rotherham town centre in the Rother Valley. The area was the site of an ancient crossing of the river set below the crag on which were Canklo…

  • Canklow engine shed · 0.6 km

    Canklow Engine Shed was a traction maintenance depot located in Canklow, Rotherham, England. The depot opened in 1900 and was situated on the Midland Main Line, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Rotherham Masborough station…

  • Brinsworth · 0.6 km

    Brinsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Rother between Rotherham and Sheffield. At the time of the 2001 census…

  • Brinsworth Academy · 0.8 km

    Brinsworth Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Brinsworth, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Tinsley Marshalling Yard · 1.2 km

    Tinsley Marshalling Yard was a railway marshalling yard near Tinsley in Sheffield, England, used to separate railway wagons from incoming trains and add them to new trains. It was sited immediately west of the M1 moto…

  • Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park · 1.2 km

    Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park is a multipurpose sports venue in Sheffield, England, that is owned and run by Sheffield Hallam University.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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