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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 228th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.
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
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
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
- Rotherham resident fined more than £1,100 after failing to clear waste-filled garden· 3 Nov 2026
- Discussions underway for future of listed building in town centre· 13 Oct 2026
- Rotherham Remembers – Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day 2026· 13 Oct 2026
- Winter opening hours extended as Household Waste Centres return to Council management· 8 Oct 2026
- New Little Swinton play area complete as Swinton regeneration nears completion· 7 Oct 2026
Source: Rotherham Council
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)
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:
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation872 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth222 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 198 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months148 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Greasbrough War Memorial · 0.0 kmGreasbrough 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 kmGreasbrough 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 kmWingfield 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 kmThe 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)
Nearby towns
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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.