Hardwick Lane Rotherham
44 addresses across 2 postcodes (S26), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 32603236.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £536,500 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rotherham cost £191,052 in August 2026 (+0.7% on a year); private rents averaged £689 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 2, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm, is 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the M1, carries 155,303 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Rotherham costs £2,382 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kiveton Bridge, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Ulley Reservoir Country Park, is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 121 m above sea level.
- Noise: 34 of its 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Swallownest Health Centre, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 3 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £536,500 | £355,000 | £718,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £340,000 | £280,000 | £475,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £197,000 | £175,000 | £219,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £280,500 | £211,000 | £350,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2021 | AVON LEA S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2019 | AVON LEA S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | HARDWICK LODGE S26 2BE | Detached | £718,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2013 | HARDWICK LODGE S26 2BE | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 10 Mar 1998 | LINDEN HOUSE S26 2BE | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | SPA BUNGALOW S26 2BE | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2009 | SPA BUNGALOW S26 2BE | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2008 | SPA BUNGALOW S26 2BE | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 1, SPA COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2014 | 1, SPA COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2024 | 1, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 1, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2014 | 1, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £219,000 | |
| 13 May 2011 | 1, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 1, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2009 | 2, THE COTTAGES S26 2BE | Semi-detached | £211,000 | |
| 9 May 1997 | THE SYCAMORES S26 2BE | Detached | £91,000 |
House prices and rents in Rotherham
A typical home in Rotherham cost £191,052 in August 2026, 0.7% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 59% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £293,663 |
| Semi-detached | £188,275 |
| Terraced | £150,923 |
| Flat or maisonette | £101,601 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £171,413 |
Private renters in Rotherham paid £689 a month on average in September 2026, 3.4% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £490 |
| Two bedrooms | £618 |
| Three bedrooms | £747 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,079 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 113 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 1950-1966 (3); Pre-1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 1 Spa Cottages, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- 1 The Cottages, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- 2 The Cottage, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- AVON LEA, HARDWICK LANE, ASTON
- Cedar Gables, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- Hardwick Grange Farm, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- Hardwick Hall Farm, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- Hardwick Lodge, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- Linden House, Hardwick Lane, Aston
- Spa Bungalow, Hardwick Lane, Aston
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 21,902 kWh of it on average in 2024, 87% more than the district's 11,695 kWh, and 6,000 kWh of electricity, 91% more than the district's 3,139 kWh. There are gas meters for about 25% of the homes.
1 of its postcodes has no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S26 2BE | 21 5 Economy 7 | 3,283 kWh | none recorded | |
| S26 2AE | 11 | 5,918 kWh | 8 | 17,780 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is S26.
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 B (42% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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: yes, Rotherham.
Listed buildings
- Conduit House Farmhouse, grade II
- DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF VESSEY CLOSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HARDWICK GRANGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm Rotherham RB2025/0029 | Solar farm | 31.2 MW | Planning application made Dec 2024 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm Rotherham RB2025/0029 | Battery storage | 12 MW | Planning application made Dec 2024 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Penny Hill Lane Rotherham RB2009/0824 | Wind 6 turbines | 19.8 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 7 October 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 44 addresses are between 104 m and 121 m above sea level (115 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S26 2AE | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| S26 2BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Kiveton Park 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worksop Road/Hardwick Lane Aston | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Dinnington Interchange/A3 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 59.9 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swallownest Health Centre Requires improvement Sep 2023 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Aston | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Anderson And Broadberry | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital Requires improvement Sep 2021 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Care homes | The Lodge Good May 2026 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Killamarsh and Eckington Police SNT | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Aston - Worksop Road PFS, Aston Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Ulley Reservoir Country Park 20 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,750 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Nicker Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Penny Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Fiddle Neck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Rookery Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 44 |
34 of the street's 44 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 132 childminders and 1 home childcarers (nannies) in Rotherham. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly's Tea Room S26 2BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hardwick Lane (14).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person died and 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a cyclist. 33% happened in the dark, and 33% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 50 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2025 15:15 | Fatal | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A57, 50 mph | Daylight |
| 19 May 2023 08:24 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A57, 50 mph | Daylight |
| 26 Oct 2021 07:23 | Serious | 2 people | A57, 50 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the M1 between 31 and 32, with 155,303 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 380 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 31 to 32 | 155,303 counted 2025 | 13% | +20% since 2015 | 380 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: YORKSHIRE WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 7 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: YORKSHIRE WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 7 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.