S60 8FA Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced December 2025. Ward: Rother Vale. 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 B (44% of about 950 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
- Land adj 28 Arundel Avenue, Treeton: up to 8 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Highfield Lane/Highfield Spring Waverley | 450 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/A4 | 5.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 57.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Treeton Medical Centre | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orgreave Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Custody Suite | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily Catcliffe, 7 Main Street, Catcliffe Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Orgreave Common 117 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 3,410 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,040 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 117 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| The glassworks cone | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Treeton Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 840 m east |
| Hail Mary Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Falconer Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Bole Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Spa Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 3.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 87% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.