S65 1PS Rotherham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rotherham East. 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 A (99% of about 720 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 off York Road, St Ann's, Rotherham, S65 1PN: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Blenheim House Doncaster Road Eastwood: up to 10 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land Off Chatham Street/Doncaster Gate, Rotherham, S65 1DJ: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- The Howard Building, Howard Street, Rotherham, S65 1AX: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Land at Challenger Tyre & Exhaust, Wellgate, Rotherham Town Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- 2-4 Essoldo Chambers, High Street, Rotherham Town Centre, S60 1PZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- 32-34 Corporation Street, Rotherham, S60 1NG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 15 addresses are between 31 m and 34 m above sea level (33 m on average).
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 | Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Parkgate | 770 m |
| Rotherham Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Fitzwilliam Road/Selwyn Street Eastwood | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/A10 Rotherham Town Centre | 660 m |
| Car parks | East Wellgate Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 630 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 | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest York Road Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Royd House Dental Surgery | 630 m |
| Hospital | Doncaster Gate Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 17 Howard Street Halifax | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clifton Park 23 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clifton Park, Rotherham, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 580 m south. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m south |
| Clifton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Chapel of Our Lady | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south-west |
| Rotherham Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south-west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 880 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m south-west |
| Moorgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Cut | Lake or reservoir | 400 m west |
| Brown's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Don Island | Island | 1.5 km south-west |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Herringthorpe Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 4.2 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 15 |
15 of the postcode's 15 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 55% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 54% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 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.