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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 (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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 15° · 56% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

99 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences33
  • Shoplifting22
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Public order11

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

250 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 218 rated 4–5 ★ (196 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£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 (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (3.4 km)

26 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

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 6 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

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

25 jobs advertised · £26,900 avg

e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Killamarsh – Flexible & Remote, Become a Maths Tutor in Killamarsh – Flexible & Remote, Car Delivery Driver

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

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 North East Derbyshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Killamarsh murders · 0.5 km

    In 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 km

    Killamarsh Central is a disused railway station that served the village of Killamarsh, in Derbyshire, England.

  • Upperthorpe and Killamarsh railway station · 0.7 km

    Upperthorpe 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 km

    Killamarsh 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 km

    Killamarsh 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 km

    The 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)

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 IoD2019.