S63 7FL Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced March 2008. Ward: Wath. 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 C (40% of about 800 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
- former Rockingham College Of Further Education West Street, Wath-upon-Dearne: up to 28 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Former Garden Centre, Station Road, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7DQ: up to 60 homes, permissioned (670 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 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 67 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 very low.
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 73 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Manvers Way/Norton Lane West Melton | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swinton Interchange/SW2 | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 45.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Surgery | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m |
| Hospital | The Lodges (Wathwood Hospital) | 1.8 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,420 m² | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wath Park 10 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Moor Road Allotments 6,480 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 550 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 1.2 km north |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Golden Smithies Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Boyd Royd Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Lowfield Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Warren Vale | Valley | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 73 |
31 of the postcode's 73 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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.