S60 3LS Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sitwell. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- East Bawtry Road, Rotherham: 35 addresses
- East Bawtry Road, 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 C (62% of about 890 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
- 7 Hunger Hill Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4BD: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Swinden Technology Centre, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 3AR: up to 197 homes, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 36 addresses are between 79 m and 88 m above sea level (85 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 | 3.2 km |
| Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest East Bawtry Road/Hind Road Whiston | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A1 Rotherham Town Centre | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | East Wellgate Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 55.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broom Lane Medical Centre | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wickersley Road (Dental Surgery) | 780 m |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Clifton Park 23 ha | 2.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,660 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 680 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whiston Hall Barn, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whiston Hall Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south |
| Canklow Hill earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Boston Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km west |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrogs Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Revel Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Herringthorpe Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Don Island | Island | 2.9 km north-west |
| Spa Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south |
| Brown's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 East Bawtry Road.