S26 5PQ Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Wales. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Mansfield Road, Killamarsh: 71 addresses
- Mansfield Road, Swallownest: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fairfields Way, Wales Bar: 5 addresses
- A57, High Peak: 5 addresses
- Fiddle Neck Lane, Rotherham: 4 addresses
- Pithouse Lane, Rotherham: 3 addresses
- Waleswood Road, Wales: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Aston: 2 addresses
- Pithouse Lane, Rotherham: 2 addresses
- East Terrace, Wales Bar: 2 addresses
- Waleswood Way, Wales: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Beighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Aston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Sothall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Sothall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Wales Bar: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Holbrook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Aston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Wales Bar: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Wales Bar: 1 address
- Pithouse Lane, Rotherham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mansfield Road, Wales Bar: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Rotherham in 2026-27: Band D £2,382 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,588 | £1,852 | £2,117 | £2,382 | £2,911 | £3,440 | £3,969 | £4,763 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (27% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Mansfield Road, North of A57, Aston, Rotherham: up to 24 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 124 addresses are between 38 m and 98 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 69%, ultrafast 69%, gigabit 69% of premises; 11% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Kiveton Park 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mansfield Road/Waleswood Road Wales Bar | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 57.7 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swallownest Health Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kiveton Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Anderson And Broadberry | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Killamarsh and Eckington Police SNT | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Aston - Worksop Road PFS, Aston Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rother Valley Country Park 298 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,830 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,090 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rookery Bottom | Valley | 160 m north |
| Hepworth Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Wales Common | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Union Plantation | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Fiddle Neck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 79 | 123 |
45 of the postcode's 124 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rotherham: see them on the Rotherham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mansfield Road.