Shireoaks
Shireoaks is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 5,000. It has 2 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shireoaks, 0.5 km away. There were around 14 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 Shireoaks 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 229th 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
16°CMist
- Today: 22° / 16° · 62% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Crime
32 reported · July 2026▲ 167% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Other theft4
- Vehicle crime3
Neighbourhood team: Worksop North · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Priorities: July – September 2026 As the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Bassetlaw, I am pleased to…
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
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 85 rated 4–5 ★ (82 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shireoaks (0.2 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shireoaks (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£190,069 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Rotherham · to 2026-06
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: 160.9p · Morrisons (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (11.8 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Asda Worksop (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Rotherham Council helps to keep more money in the local economy by increasing its local spend· 8 Sept 2026
- Fly-tipping offender ordered to pay more than £750· 4 Sept 2026
- Residents urged to have their say on plans to improve standards in Rotherham's rented homes· 28 Aug 2026
- Rotherham gears up for a spectacular two‑day celebration as the Rotherham Show returns to Clifton Park· 24 Aug 2026
- Mayor launches Little Big Book Club to help children across South Yorkshire discover the joy of reading· 21 Aug 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)
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)
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
- 19 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
Jo White
Labour
Bassetlaw
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,110 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
11 jobs advertised
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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
89% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 67% · Wind 21% · Gas 8% · Imports 3%
113 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 Bassetlaw:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office468 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance281 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test240 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Shireoaks · 0.2 kmShireoaks is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census,…
Shireoaks railway station · 0.2 kmShireoaks railway station serves the village of Shireoaks in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway in 1849. The station is 13+3⁄4 miles east of Sheffield on the She…
- Steetley Company Ground · 0.4 km
Steetley Company Ground is a cricket ground in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England. The ground was laid out in 1951 and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when the Nottinghamshire Second XI played th…
- Shireoaks Colliery · 0.5 km
Shireoaks Colliery was a coal mine situated on the edge of the village of Shireoaks, near Worksop in North Nottinghamshire, close by the Yorkshire border.
St Luke's Church, Shireoaks · 0.5 kmSt Luke's Church, Shireoaks is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire.
Shireoaks Hall · 0.9 kmShireoaks Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in the hamlet of Shireoaks, 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north-west of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shireoaks?
- Shireoaks is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Rotherham local authority.
- How deprived is Shireoaks?
- The Rotherham local authority, which includes Shireoaks, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.