Wentworth (Rotherham)

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:26

9h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

• 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

12 reported · August 2026▲ 140% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Vehicle crime4
• Anti-social behaviour3

Neighbourhood team: Rotherham North · South Yorkshire

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

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)

144 food businesses within 2 miles

• 119 rated 4–5 ★ (107 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rockingham (1.6 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£191,052 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Rotherham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (6.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6.7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Wentworth Garden Centre (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

265,806 residents in Rotherham · 928/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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%)

123 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rotherham

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

• In a conservation area (Wentworth)
• Within the Green Belt
• 68 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

203 applications decided

89.2% granted · 181 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

John Healey

Labour

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 31
• Con 12
• LD 3
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens35
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,325 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Kitchen Assistant, Cleaner, Bar & Waiting Staff

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 38% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

83 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in S62

• Parkgate Medical Centre
• High Street Surgery
• Rawmarsh Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation443 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth202 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK168 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND140 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases111 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth · 0.1 km

  The Old Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England. It is partly in ruins, and stands close to a newer church also dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The old c…

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  Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth · 0.1 km

  Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire.

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  Wentworth, South Yorkshire · 0.4 km

  Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

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  Wentworth Woodhouse · 1.3 km

  Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The building has more than 300 rooms, with 250,000 square feet (…

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  Needle's Eye · 1.3 km

  Needle's Eye is a 14-metre (46 ft) pyramid Grade II* listed building which is situated in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. Needle's Eye is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park;…

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  Harley, South Yorkshire · 1.5 km

  Harley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wentworth, in the Rotherham district lying to the north of Rotherham and Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)