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Greasbrough

Greasbrough is a town or village in South Yorkshire, England. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 1 restaurant or café, 46 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Rotherham Central, 2.4 km away. There were around 80 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 Greasbrough area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rotherham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 228th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.

Low crime31
Home affordability85
Affordable rents93
Good schools12
Life expectancy12
Low deprivation18
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 8° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:25

9h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

98 reported · August 2026▲ 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences34
  • Anti-social behaviour15
  • Public order11
  • Burglary10

Neighbourhood team: Rotherham Central · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Our business community in the town centre and members of the public tell us how bad ASB is in the town centre, through online reporting a…
  • Residents and council tell us how badly the drug issue is in Eastwood. We want to help to tackle this

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

Road safety

429 reported road collisions (2025)

130 killed or seriously injured · 579 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

461 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 394 rated 4–5 ★ (343 top)
  • 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rotherham Central (2.9 km)
  • 48 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rotherham Central (3.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£191,052 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Rotherham · to 2026-08

Detached£293,663
Semi-detached£188,275
Terraced£150,923
Flat£101,601

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£686 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £488
  • 2 bed £615
  • 3 bed £743

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

3,140 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.8 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

47 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: McDonald's Rotherham (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds2

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,254
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,214
  • Net moves+2,040

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 53 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

21% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

123 inspected 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

236 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes84
  • GP practices37
  • Dentists46
  • Homecare agencies54
  • Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Rotherham

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Greasbrough)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

203 applications decided

89.2% granted · 181 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Sarah Champion

Labour

Rotherham

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
  • AyeCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 31
  • Con 12
  • LD 3
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,325 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £19,035 avg

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

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

87% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 40% · Gas 7% · Imports 6%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

Health services

15 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in S61

  • Woodstock Bower Group Practice
  • Greenside Surgery
  • Greasbrough Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rotherham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Greasbrough War Memorial · 0.0 km

    Greasbrough War Memorial is a Grade II listed war memorial located in the centre of Greasbrough, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was erected to commemorate local residents who di…

  • Greasbrough · 0.3 km

    Greasbrough is a small village in Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls in the Greasbrough Ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Greasbrough had its own local council, Greasbrough UDC, un…

  • Wingfield Academy · 1.1 km

    Wingfield Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Wingfield area of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It has been renamed three times since it opened. It was originally named…

  • Wingfield, Rotherham · 1.3 km

    Wingfield is a small area in the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. A Rotherham MBC ward bears this name. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,835.

  • New Stubbin Colliery · 1.3 km

    New Stubbin Colliery was a coal mine situated in the township of Rawmarsh near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was situated in a deep valley. Along one side at the top of the valley runs Haugh Road…

  • The Rockingham Mausoleum · 1.3 km

    The Rockingham Mausoleum, Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1782.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Greasbrough?
Greasbrough is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Rotherham local authority.
How deprived is Greasbrough?
The Rotherham local authority, which includes Greasbrough, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.