Thurcroft

19°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 14° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:28

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

65 reported · July 2026▼ 37% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences22
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Criminal damage & arson9
• Public order6

Neighbourhood team: Rotherham South · South Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

70 food businesses within 2 miles

• 65 rated 4–5 ★ (57 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kiveton Bridge (5.8 km)
• 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£190,069 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Rotherham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Rocksure Systems LTD (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

265,806 residents in Rotherham · 928/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rotherham

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

177 applications decided

88.7% granted · 157 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Labour majority

• Lab 31
• Con 13
• LD 3
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

6 jobs advertised · £18,373 avg

e.g. Car Delivery Driver, Manufacturing Operative, Delivery Driver / Car

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rother Valley:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation661 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office543 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s331 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases324 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

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

• Thurcroft · 0.3 km

  Thurcroft is a village and civil parish situated south-east of Rotherham in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. From 1902 to 1991, it was a mining community. It has a population of 5,296…

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  Thurcroft Colliery · 1.1 km

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

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  Thurcroft Interchange · 1.6 km

  The Thurcroft Interchange is a large motorway junction in South Yorkshire.

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  Brampton-en-le-Morthen · 1.7 km

  Brampton-en-le-Morthen is a dormitory village in the civil parish of Thurcroft, in the Rotherham district, lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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  Dinnington and Laughton railway station · 2.1 km

  Dinnington and Laughton railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway line between the town of Dinnington and village of Laughton-en-le-Morthen, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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  Carr, South Yorkshire · 2.2 km

  Carr is a hamlet in the civil parish of Laughton-en-le-Morthen, in the Rotherham district lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)