S64 8EQ Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Swinton Rockingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Milton Street, Swinton: 3 addresses
- St John's Road, Swinton: 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 (70% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Swinton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 15, FITZWILLIAM STREET, grade II
- HAWTHORNE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garage and Van Hire, Church Street, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 0HG: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Charnwood House, Charnwood Street, Swinton, Rotherham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Station Works, Station Street, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 8AU: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- The Bridge Bar Bridge Street, Swinton: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 41 m above sea level.
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 | Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Mexborough 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Church Street/Milton Street Swinton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swinton Interchange/SW2 | 840 m |
| Car parks | Montagu Hospital Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crown Street Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swinton Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | The Lodges (Wathwood Hospital) | 1.6 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Swinton, Swinton Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 20 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wood Street Allotments 1.7 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Smithies Plantation | Wood | 800 m north-west |
| Creighton Woods | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Swinton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Hermit Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Warren Vale | Valley | 1.9 km south-west |
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 3 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 Milton Street.