S60 1BD Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boston Castle. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sheffield Road, Rotherham: 43 addresses
- Coke Hill, Rotherham: 1 address
- Coke Lane, Rotherham: 1 address
- Millfold Rise, Rotherham: 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 (75% of about 1,590 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)
- Sheffield Road site, off Sheffield Road, Rotherham: up to 87 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Millfold House, 70 Westgate, Rotherham, S60 1BD: up to 45 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Westgate Chambers Westgate Rotherham Town Centre: up to 61 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 2-4 Essoldo Chambers, High Street, Rotherham Town Centre, S60 1PZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Moorgate House, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2AD: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Weir Side Site, Off Corporation Street, Rotherham: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 128-130 Wellgate, Rotherham, S60 2LL: up to 100 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 32-34 Corporation Street, Rotherham, S60 1NG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 46 addresses are between 30 m and 35 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rotherham Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheffield Road/Westgate Rotherham Town Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A1 Rotherham Town Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Wellgate Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.8 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Ann's Medical Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fastmeds Delivery Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Precision Dental, Cosmetic & Implant Clinic | 220 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Gate Hospital | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Handelsbanken | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Centenary Riverside Nature Park 4.6 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Clifton Park 23 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broom Valley Old Allotments 2.0 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 25 and 27, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) north. 35 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 25 and 27, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Moorgate Hall and Attached Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Rotherham Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Boston Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Canklow Hill earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Don Island | Island | 250 m south-west |
| Brown's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 330 m north |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bassingthorpe Spring | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 46 |
43 of the postcode's 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Sheffield Road.