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Wath upon Dearne: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Wath upon Dearne neighbourhood of Rotherham, England (ONS area Rotherham 002). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S63, S64, S97. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S63 7LB.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Wath upon Dearne is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Rotherham (2 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £170,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Rotherham (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Swinton (South Yorks), is 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£170,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Wath upon Dearne sits in Rotherham

  • Typical house price: joint 11th lowest of 32 neighbourhoods in Rotherham
  • Average household income: 13th lowest of 32 neighbourhoods in Rotherham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Wath upon Dearne

House prices: Wath upon Dearne against Rotherham: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £180k (2026); Rotherham £38k (1995) to £195k (2026).£55k£175k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£180kRotherham£195k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Rotherham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Rotherham, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Swinton (South Yorks) Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Sheffield (about 24 min) and Leeds (about 55 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Wath Academy 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Wath upon Dearne

What is the typical house price in Wath upon Dearne?

£170,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

How does Wath upon Dearne compare with the rest of Rotherham?

Typical house price: joint 11th lowest of 32 neighbourhoods in Rotherham. Average household income: 13th lowest of 32 neighbourhoods in Rotherham.

Is Wath upon Dearne an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Wath upon Dearne gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Wath upon Dearne?

Swinton (South Yorks). Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Sheffield (about 24 min) and Leeds (about 55 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Wath upon Dearne?

Nearest state primary school. Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Wath Academy. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.