S60 9RT Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced March 2026. Ward: Boston Castle. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 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: no.
Listed buildings
- The Hastings Clock, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Howard Building, Howard Street, Rotherham, S65 1AX: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Land off York Road, St Ann's, Rotherham, S65 1PN: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Land Off Chatham Street/Doncaster Gate, Rotherham, S65 1DJ: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 32-34 Corporation Street, Rotherham, S60 1NG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 2-4 Essoldo Chambers, High Street, Rotherham Town Centre, S60 1PZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Weir Side Site, Off Corporation Street, Rotherham: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Blenheim House Doncaster Road Eastwood: up to 10 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Westgate Chambers Westgate Rotherham Town Centre: up to 61 homes, permissioned (560 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rotherham Station | 590 m |
| Parkgate | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Wharncliffe Street/Eastwood Lane Rotherham Town Centre | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A10 Rotherham Town Centre | 130 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest East Wellgate Car Park | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York Road Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest A2 Dental Studio | 120 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Gate Hospital | 470 m |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Sypte Rotherham NatWest | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clifton Park 23 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel of Our Lady, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel of Our Lady | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-west |
| Rotherham Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 340 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south-west |
| 25 and 27, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south |
| Clifton Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 690 m south-east |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Cut | Lake or reservoir | 390 m north |
| Brown's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 620 m south-west |
| Don Island | Island | 1.0 km south-west |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.4 km west |
| Bassingthorpe Spring | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 19% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.