Killamarsh
Killamarsh is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 9,625. It has around 1 GP surgery, 4 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Kiveton Bridge, 3.9 km away. There were around 64 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 Killamarsh 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
- Rother Valley
- 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 7° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:26
9h 15m 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
84 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences27
- Shoplifting22
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Criminal damage & arson8
Neighbourhood team: Rotherham South · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLES
- ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
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
250 food businesses within 2 miles
- 218 rated 4–5 ★ (196 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kiveton Bridge (3.9 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kiveton Bridge (4.0 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: 154.9p · BP (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (10.3 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Water Sports (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses4
- Playgrounds9
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 6 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
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,325 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £23,491 avg
e.g. Bench Fitter, Work from Home Independent Contractor, Volunteer Retail Assistant
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
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
4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in S21
- The Valleys Medical Partnership
- Killamarsh Medical Practice
- Emmett Carr Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills452 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation351 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND163 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Killamarsh murders · 0.5 kmIn the evening of 18 September 2021, Damien Bendall murdered his partner Terri Harris, her two children Lacey and John-Paul Bennet, as well as Lacey's friend Connie Gent at a residential property on Chandos Crescent i…
Killamarsh Central railway station · 0.6 kmKillamarsh Central is a disused railway station that served the village of Killamarsh, in Derbyshire, England.
Upperthorpe and Killamarsh railway station · 0.7 kmUpperthorpe and Killamarsh was a railway station that served the villages of Killamarsh and Upperthorpe, in Derbyshire, England. It was one of three stations serving Killamarsh. The station was on the Sheffield Distri…
Killamarsh West railway station · 0.7 kmKillamarsh West was a railway station in Halfway, South Yorkshire, England; it was one of three stations that served the village of Killamarsh in Derbyshire.
Killamarsh · 0.8 kmKillamarsh is a village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, close to Derbyshire’s border with South Yorkshire. It forms part of the Sheffield urban area and lies about 8 miles south-east of the centre…
Rother Valley Country Park · 1.2 kmThe Rother Valley Country Park is a country park in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, close to Rotherham's border with Sheffield and Derbyshire. It covers 3 square kilometres and has fou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killamarsh?
- Killamarsh is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Rotherham local authority.
- What is the population of Killamarsh?
- Killamarsh has an approximate settlement population of 9,625.
- How deprived is Killamarsh?
- The Rotherham local authority, which includes Killamarsh, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.