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Rotherham

Rotherham is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and the Humber. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,382

Lower than 64% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£190k

Lower than 84% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 2.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£615

Lower than 97% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Up 3.6% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.5

Lower than 81% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van23%

Higher than 70% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station10%

Lower than 89% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket73.9%

Higher than 53% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy85.9%

Higher than 62% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available93.2%

Higher than 91% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%

Lower than 51% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Up 1 point since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score41.8

Lower than 89% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,250

Higher than 58% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding91.7%

Lower than 89% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents92.2

Higher than 76% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 4.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households8.3

Higher than 86% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year55.0

Higher than 76% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier92.6%

Higher than 95% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.4

Higher than 52% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Up 2.9% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.4

Lower than 68% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 84% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women55.1 yrs

Lower than 92% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Down 3.4 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home22.2 ha

Lower than 58% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean10.6 µg/m³

Higher than 76% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Down 28.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Rotherham shares a boundary with Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire and Sheffield. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Rotherham£615
  2. Barnsley£630
  3. Doncaster£636
  4. Bolsover£645
  5. Bassetlaw£658
  6. North East Derbyshire£723
  7. Sheffield£840
Average house price, all homes
  1. Doncaster£171k
  2. Barnsley£176k
  3. Bolsover£188k
  4. Rotherham£190k
  5. Bassetlaw£211k
  6. Sheffield£220k
  7. North East Derbyshire£250k
Council tax, band D
  1. Doncaster£2,168
  2. Barnsley£2,326
  3. Rotherham£2,382
  4. North East Derbyshire£2,467
  5. Sheffield£2,510
  6. Bolsover£2,559
  7. Bassetlaw£2,645
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. North East Derbyshire54.3
  2. Bolsover67.4
  3. Bassetlaw79.0
  4. Rotherham92.2
  5. Barnsley94.7
  6. Sheffield97.4
  7. Doncaster116.1
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Sheffield1,812
  2. North East Derbyshire1,885
  3. Bolsover2,088
  4. Barnsley2,205
  5. Rotherham2,250
  6. Bassetlaw2,272
  7. Doncaster2,517
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Bassetlaw58%
  2. North East Derbyshire60%
  3. Sheffield60%
  4. Rotherham62%
  5. Bolsover64%
  6. Doncaster64%
  7. Barnsley66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Bassetlaw7 µg/m³
  2. North East Derbyshire7.6 µg/m³
  3. Bolsover8.5 µg/m³
  4. Barnsley8.6 µg/m³
  5. Doncaster9.1 µg/m³
  6. Sheffield10.5 µg/m³
  7. Rotherham10.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Rotherham10%
  2. North East Derbyshire10.4%
  3. Doncaster17.5%
  4. Bolsover17.8%
  5. Bassetlaw19.2%
  6. Barnsley25.7%
  7. Sheffield39.3%

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