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Dinnington (Rotherham)

Dinnington (Rotherham) is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 25,000. It has 49 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Kiveton Park, 4.2 km away. There were around 136 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 Dinnington (Rotherham) 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
Rother Valley
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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 14° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

59US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

115 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences39
  • Anti-social behaviour20
  • Criminal damage & arson19
  • Public order10

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

135 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 128 rated 4–5 ★ (120 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kiveton Park (4.2 km)
  • 49 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kiveton Park (4.2 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: 159.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds4

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
  • 11 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

Jake Richards

Labour

Rother Valley

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • 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

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

75% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 57% · Gas 15% · Wind 13% · Imports 11%

127 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 Rother Valley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Dinnington Main Colliery · 0.3 km

    Dinnington Main Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Dinnington, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Dinnington Town F.C. · 0.3 km

    Dinnington Town Football Club is a football club based in Dinnington, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Dinnington, South Yorkshire · 0.4 km

    Dinnington is a town in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to the towns of Worksop and Rotherham and cities of Sheffield and Don…

  • Dinnington High School · 0.6 km

    Dinnington High School is a coeducational comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Dinnington, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Much of the school's campus was designed by architect Ba…

  • Rother Valley (constituency) · 1.0 km

    Rother Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Jake Richards, a member of the Labour Party.

  • Throapham · 1.2 km

    Throapham is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, in the Rotherham district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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