S60 2NA Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boston Castle. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Clifton Bank, Rotherham: 30 addresses
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: yes, Rotherham Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Off Chatham Street/Doncaster Gate, Rotherham, S65 1DJ: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 128-130 Wellgate, Rotherham, S60 2LL: up to 100 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Challenger Tyre & Exhaust, Wellgate, Rotherham Town Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- The Howard Building, Howard Street, Rotherham, S65 1AX: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (310 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)
- Millfold House, 70 Westgate, Rotherham, S60 1BD: up to 45 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Westgate Chambers Westgate Rotherham Town Centre: up to 61 homes, permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 30 addresses are between 38 m and 53 m above sea level (46 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 | 670 m |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rotherham Station | 680 m |
| Parkgate | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Wellgate/Clifton Bank Rotherham Town Centre | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A1 Rotherham Town Centre | 550 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest East Wellgate Car Park | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Ann's Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Doncaster Gate Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mr M A Foster | 210 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Gate Hospital | 90 m |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Park 23 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Herringthorpe Playing Fields 36 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 25 and 27, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m west. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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* | 310 m west |
| Clifton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-west |
| Clifton Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m north-east |
| Rotherham Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m north-west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 570 m north-west |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brown's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 520 m west |
| Don Island | Island | 750 m south-west |
| Rotherham Cut | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| Herringthorpe Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 30 |
1 of the postcode's 30 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Clifton Bank.