S60 2DD Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced March 2015. Ward: Boston Castle. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (77% of about 750 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 1.0 km
- 9 & land to rear Fairleigh Drive Moorgate: up to 7 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Melton House, 99 Gerard Road, Moorgate: up to 7 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Fairfield House/former Ambulance Control Centre Moorgate Road, Moorgate: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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 18 addresses are between 34 m and 38 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rotherham Station | 1.5 km |
| Magna | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Canklow Road/Warden Street | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A1 Rotherham Town Centre | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | East Wellgate Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Ann's Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rotherchem | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Precision Dental, Cosmetic & Implant Clinic | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Canklow Bridge, Canklow Roundabout Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Centenary Riverside Nature Park 4.6 ha | 900 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Broom Valley Old Allotments 2.0 ha | 950 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boston Park, Rotherham, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 420 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m east |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m north-east |
| Moorgate Hall and Attached Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-east |
| Canklow Hill earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Don Island | Island | 900 m north |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 920 m north-west |
| Holmes Tail Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Herringthorpe Wood | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 18 |
11 of the postcode's 18 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.