S60 4NE Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sitwell. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- East Bawtry Road, Rotherham: 22 addresses
- Pleasley Road, Rotherham: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near East Bawtry Road, Guilthwaite: 1 address
- Unnamed street near East Bawtry Road, Guilthwaite: 1 address
- M1, Leicester: 1 address
- M1, Leicester: 1 address
- Guilthwaite Common Lane, Upper Whiston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near East Bawtry Road, Guilthwaite: 1 address
- Guilthwaite Hill, Guilthwaite: 1 address
- Unnamed street near East Bawtry Road, Guilthwaite: 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 (35% of about 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: yes, Rotherham.
Listed buildings
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 32 addresses are between 29 m and 75 m above sea level (61 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 | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pleasley Road/Upper Whiston Lane Guilthwaite | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A1 Rotherham Town Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 56.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Treeton Medical Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brookside Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Green Square Dental LTD | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Ulley Reservoir Country Park 20 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,880 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Revel Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Burnt Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Spa Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Bole Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Ulley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Don Island | Island | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 4 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 32 |
25 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 East Bawtry Road.