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Rotherham: its 32 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Rotherham as a whole, from official records, as of 17 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £96,000 in Masbrough & Bradgate to £250,000 in Rotherham South.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

69.2%

Rotherham General Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response

27 min 27 s

Mean, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).

Fire engines at dwelling fires

7 min 38 s

Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

0.4%

445 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 15th of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Households in fuel poverty

10.8%

2024, England's own measure; 13th highest of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Extra deaths in winter

24.3%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).

Neighbourhoods in Rotherham

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Anston & Woodsetts£215,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Aston£200,000–Middle incomeFew signs
Brampton & West Melton£171,250–Below average incomeFew signs
Brinsworth£177,750–Below average incomeClear signs
Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley£215,000–Below average incomeMixed signs
Dinnington£170,000–Middle incomeSome signs
East Herringthorpe£132,000–Among the most income-deprivedFew signs
Eastwood & East Dene£116,600–Among the most income-deprivedClear signs
Greasborough£150,000–Among the most income-deprivedMoving the other way
Herringthorpe£220,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Kimberworth£170,000–Below average incomeFew signs
Kimberworth Park£150,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Kiveton, Todwick & Harthill£228,000–Middle incomeMixed signs
Laughton & Throapham£190,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Maltby East£115,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Maltby West & Hellaby£190,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Masbrough & Bradgate£96,000–Among the most income-deprivedClear signs
Ravenfield & Bramley North£218,000£105,000Middle incomeClear signs
Rawmarsh North East£130,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Rawmarsh North West£175,000–Below average incomeFew signs
Rawmarsh South£140,000–Among the most income-deprivedMoving the other way
Rotherham Central£113,000£78,750Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Rotherham South£250,000£117,500Below average incomeMoving the other way
Swallownest & Wales£212,000–Middle incomeFew signs
Swinton North£175,000–Below average incomeFew signs
Swinton South£172,535–Below average incomeSome signs
Thorpe Hesley£209,000–AffluentMixed signs
Thrybergh & Hooton Roberts£150,000–Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
Thurcroft£170,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Wath upon Dearne£170,000–Below average incomeSome signs
Wickersley North£200,000£160,000Below average incomeMoving the other way
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston£215,000£177,500AffluentMixed signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Rotherham's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
Rotherham General Hospital222,262 residents (330 m from the nearest)69.2% in September 2026England 61%3.6%
Bassetlaw District General Hospital25,196 residents (7.6 km from the nearest)78.3% in September 2026England 61%4.4%
Barnsley Hospital11,669 residents (10.5 km from the nearest)70.9% in September 2026England 61%3.4%
Northern General Hospital6,664 residents (6.4 km from the nearest)45.2% in September 2026England 61%7.3%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Rotherham General Hospital against England: Rotherham General Hospital 72.4% (Apr 2026) to 69.2% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).61.6%71.9%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Rotherham General Hospital69.2%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Bassetlaw District General Hospital against England: Bassetlaw District General Hospital 78.8% (Apr 2026) to 78.3% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).62.7%77.2%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Bassetlaw District General Hospital78.3%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Rotherham is covered by Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
  • Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 27 min 27 s (Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): mean response in minutes: Yorkshire Ambulance Service against England: Yorkshire Ambulance Service 27.9 (Sep 2025) to 27.5 (Sep 2026); England 30.8 (Sep 2025) to 31.3 (Sep 2026); Standard (18 min) 18 (Sep 2025) to 18 (Sep 2026).20.232.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Yorkshire Ambulance Service27.5England31.3Standard (18 min)18
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), mean time from the call to the first ambulance arriving. The NHS Constitution standard is a mean of 18 minutes for Category 2 and 7 minutes for Category 1.
Category 1 calls (life-threatening): mean response in minutes: Yorkshire Ambulance Service against England: Yorkshire Ambulance Service 7.9 (Sep 2025) to 8.1 (Sep 2026); England 8 (Sep 2025) to 8 (Sep 2026); Standard (7 min) 7 (Sep 2025) to 7 (Sep 2026).6.68.5Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Yorkshire Ambulance Service8.1England8Standard (7 min)7
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS). The standard is a mean of 7 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 7 min 38 s on average over 591 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Rotherham and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
  • Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 8 min 38 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Average response to dwelling fires in minutes: Rotherham's fire and rescue service against England: This fire and rescue service 7.3 (2010/11) to 7.6 (2025/26); England 7.4 (2010/11) to 8.3 (2025/26).6.98.72025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11This fire and rescue service7.6England8.3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, fire statistics table FIRE1001: the average time from the call to the first fire engine arriving at dwelling fires, each financial year (Open Government Licence v3.0). A service covers several councils; there is no national target.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 445 (0.4% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 15th highest share of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Rotherham among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: York 3.9%; Calderdale 3.7%; North Yorkshire 3.6%; North Lincolnshire 3.4%; Leeds 1.3%; Kirklees 1.2%; Sheffield 1.1%; Barnsley 1.1%; Wakefield 1.1%; Bradford 1.0%; Rotherham 0.4%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.York3.9%Calderdale3.7%North Yorkshire3.6%North Lincolnshire3.4%Leeds1.3%Kirklees1.2%Sheffield1.1%Barnsley1.1%Wakefield1.1%Bradford1.0%Rotherham0.4%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock). Shown: Rotherham and the councils ranked nearest it; all 15 are listed below.
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in Rotherham, by band: High 18%, Medium 21%, Low 61%.18%21%61%High · 18%Medium · 21%Low · 61%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.
All 15 councils, ranked
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Rotherham among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: North East Lincolnshire 11.1%; East Riding of Yorkshire 11.0%; Doncaster 8.0%; Kingston upon Hull, City … 6.6%; York 3.9%; Calderdale 3.7%; North Yorkshire 3.6%; North Lincolnshire 3.4%; Leeds 1.3%; Kirklees 1.2%; Sheffield 1.1%; Barnsley 1.1%; Wakefield 1.1%; Bradford 1.0%; Rotherham 0.4%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.North East Lincolnshire11.1%East Riding of Yorkshire11.0%Doncaster8.0%Kingston upon Hull, City …6.6%York3.9%Calderdale3.7%North Yorkshire3.6%North Lincolnshire3.4%Leeds1.3%Kirklees1.2%Sheffield1.1%Barnsley1.1%Wakefield1.1%Bradford1.0%Rotherham0.4%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).

Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2024 10.8% (about 12,901 households); England 10.0%, Yorkshire and The Humber 11.3%.
  • Where it ranks 13th highest of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
  • Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: Rotherham among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: Barnsley 11.9%; Calderdale 11.8%; Kirklees 11.3%; North Lincolnshire 11.2%; North Yorkshire 11.2%; Leeds 11.1%; Sheffield 10.8%; Wakefield 10.8%; Rotherham 10.8%; East Riding of Yorkshire 10.2%; York 9.8%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.Barnsley11.9%Calderdale11.8%Kirklees11.3%North Lincolnshire11.2%North Yorkshire11.2%Leeds11.1%Sheffield10.8%Wakefield10.8%Rotherham10.8%East Riding of Yorkshire10.2%York9.8%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line. Shown: Rotherham and the councils ranked nearest it; all 15 are listed below.
All 15 councils, ranked
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: Rotherham among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: Kingston upon Hull, City … 13.5%; North East Lincolnshire 12.3%; Bradford 12.2%; Doncaster 12.1%; Barnsley 11.9%; Calderdale 11.8%; Kirklees 11.3%; North Lincolnshire 11.2%; North Yorkshire 11.2%; Leeds 11.1%; Sheffield 10.8%; Wakefield 10.8%; Rotherham 10.8%; East Riding of Yorkshire 10.2%; York 9.8%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.Kingston upon Hull, City …13.5%North East Lincolnshire12.3%Bradford12.2%Doncaster12.1%Barnsley11.9%Calderdale11.8%Kirklees11.3%North Lincolnshire11.2%North Yorkshire11.2%Leeds11.1%Sheffield10.8%Wakefield10.8%Rotherham10.8%East Riding of Yorkshire10.2%York9.8%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 24.3% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 21.3% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): Rotherham against England: Rotherham 9.9 (2010/11) to 21.3 (2020/21); England 16.5 (2010/11) to 35.4 (2020/21).6.231.12020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11Rotherham21.3England35.4
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10 (councils as they were in August 2022); © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

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