S60 5TR Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Rother Vale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Europa Link, Sheffield: 43 addresses
- B6533, Catcliffe: 6 addresses
- Poplar Way, Catcliffe: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Europa Link, Catcliffe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Europa Link, Waverley: 1 address
- Springfields, Waverley: 1 address
- B6533, Catcliffe: 1 address
- Highfield Spring, Waverley: 1 address
- Stephenson Way, Waverley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Europa Link, Catcliffe: 1 address
- Stephenson Way, Waverley: 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 (36% of about 1,660 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)
- Red Lion Hotel Main Street, Catcliffe: up to 10 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 59 addresses are between 30 m and 58 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Poplar Way/High Field Spring Catcliffe | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/A4 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 56.4 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Waverley Medical Centre | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Brinsworth Lane Dental Care | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Custody Suite | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily Catcliffe, 7 Main Street, Catcliffe Cashzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Orgreave Common 117 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The glassworks cone, a scheduled monument, 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The glassworks cone | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Glassworks Cone | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Treeton Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bole Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Spa Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Corker Bottoms | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Don Island | Island | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 26 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 59 |
46 of the postcode's 59 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Europa Link.