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Kiveton Park

Kiveton Park is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 8,703. It has 13 bus stops, and Kiveton Bridge railway station is 0.6 km away. There were around 46 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 Kiveton Park 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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 62% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · 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

48 reported · July 2026 45% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences20
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Public order4
  • Shoplifting2

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

104 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 94 rated 4–5 ★ (87 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kiveton Bridge (0.8 km)
  • 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kiveton Bridge (0.7 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 (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (7 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: M1 Woodall Southbound Services (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds5

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
  • 10 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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £16,293 avg

e.g. One Stop - Shift Leader, Delivery Driver / Car, Bike Delivery Rider

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 67% · Imports 10% · Gas 10% · Wind 8%

120 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

  • Kiveton Park F.C. · 0.3 km

    Kiveton Park Football Club is a football club based in Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division and play their home games…

  • Kiveton Park · 0.4 km

    Kiveton Park is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, Kiveton was a hamlet of the p…

  • Kiveton Park Colliery Cricket Club · 0.4 km

    Kiveton Park Colliery Cricket Club is an English cricket club based in Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire.The 1st XI currently play in the Bassetlaw Championship in 2025 with the 2nd XI competing in Division 2.

  • Kiveton Hall · 0.5 km

    Kiveton Hall is a Grade II listed house in Kiveton Park, Wales, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Kiveton Park Colliery · 0.6 km

    Kiveton Park Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Kiveton Park, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Kiveton Bridge railway station · 0.7 km

    Kiveton Bridge railway station is a railway station in the village of Kiveton Park in South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kiveton Park?
Kiveton Park is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Rotherham local authority.
What is the population of Kiveton Park?
Kiveton Park has an approximate settlement population of 8,703.
How deprived is Kiveton Park?
The Rotherham local authority, which includes Kiveton Park, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.