Great Eastern Way Rawmarsh, Rotherham
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (S62), about 720 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 32601465.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Rotherham costs £2,382 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rotherham Central, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 29 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Parkgate Medical Centre, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 400 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (72% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| S62 6BY | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| S62 6EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 29 m and 33 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S62 6BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S62 6EJ | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Swinton (South Yorks) 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Mexborough 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Parkgate | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Eastern Way/Beale Way Parkgate | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rotherham Interchange/C4 Rotherham Town Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | East Wellgate Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.8 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkgate Medical Centre | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkgate Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Doncaster Gate Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Rotherham Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,760 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,630 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vicarage Fields Allotments 1.9 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Marys Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m (0.6 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Marys Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Clifton Park, Rotherham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Cinderbridge Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bank Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Warren Vale | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Don Island | Island | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rotherham: see them on the Rotherham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Rawmarsh Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eastwood Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coleridge Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Dene Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ann's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rawmarsh Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| High Greave Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| High Greave Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Clifton Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks S62 6EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Rotherham Hospice S62 6EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| B & M S62 6EJ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Broadacres Care Home S62 6BP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Revolution Records S62 6DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Parkgate Chop Suey House Ltd S62 6DZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Liversidge Pub Company S62 6BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Granby House Nursery S62 6BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| The Little Haven Ltd S62 6DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2024 |
| My Attok Restaurant S62 6DX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Maisha Spice S62 6DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bodie's Bakes S62 6EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Greetings Cafe S62 6EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Noona Thai Cafe S62 6EN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Parkgate Super Store S62 6DX | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 230 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Public order | 28 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Broad Street (227); On or near Shopping Area (78); On or near Aldwarke Road (45); On or near Durham Way (29); On or near Great Eastern Way (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Aldwarke Road · Cross Street · Lloyd Street · Aldwarke court · Craven Street · Beale Way · Durham Way · Maurice Street · Beale Way · Naylor Street · A633 · Parkfield Court
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.