S20 postcode area guide — Rotherham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S20 postcode district in Rotherham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S20
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
96.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S20 postcode district (Rotherham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 620 postcodes Ofcom measures in S20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.8%.
Around 0% of premises in S20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in S20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AH | 92.9% | 85.7% |
| S20 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| S20 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Rotherham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rotherham district (129,510 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
88.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in S20
Police recorded 246 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 74 | 30.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 51 | 20.7% |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 | 8.1% |
| Public order | 18 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 17 | 6.9% |
| Other crime | 9 | 3.7% |
| Burglary | 7 | 2.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in S20
Based on 307 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S20 is £190,000, down 7.3% on the previous year (£205,000).
Detached
£300,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
109 sales
Terraced
£150,000
90 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in S20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Kildale Gardens | S20 5DT |
| 13 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Westcroft Grove | S20 8EE |
| 11 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Orchard Lane | S20 1EW |
| 8 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Hurrier Place | S20 4AH |
| 8 May 2026 | £178,000 | Semi-detached | Broomwood Close | S20 1GP |
| 7 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Rufford Court | S20 2GU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Ruby Lane | S20 5FH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Milburn Court | S20 2QW |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Hewer Court | S20 4AD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | School Road | S20 1EG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Rotherham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Rotherham district (265,806 residents, 113,926 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.5% |
| 65+ | 19.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.6% |
| Private rented | 15.3% |
| Social rented | 4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around S20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,366 | S20 1HQ |
| Mosborough Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | S20 5ES |
| Brook House Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 325 | S20 1EG |
| Beighton Nursery Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 251 | S20 1EG |
| Reignhead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 223 | S20 1FD |
| Halfway Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 200 | S20 4TA |
| Halfway Nursery Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 197 | S20 3GU |
| Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 159 | S20 7JU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in S20
160 rated food businesses operate in S20. 120 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Admiral, Aldi, Asda Sheffield Mosborough Superstore, B & M LTD, B&M Retail Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S20
From a sample of 284 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 S20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
35%
Band D
54%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Rotherham
Landlines around S20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.