S60 postcode area guide — Rotherham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S60 postcode district in Rotherham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S60
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
90.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the S60 postcode district (Rotherham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,019 postcodes Ofcom measures in S60, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.
Around 0.2% of premises in S60 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 S60
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S60 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S60 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| S60 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S60 1AN | 75% | 75% |
| S60 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| S60 1AR | 0% | 0% |
| S60 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| S60 1AX | 0% | 0% |
| S60 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| S60 1BD | 94.4% | 94.4% |
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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 S60
Police recorded 185 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S60 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 60 | 32.4% |
| Shoplifting | 27 | 14.6% |
| Burglary | 20 | 10.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 | 8.1% |
| Public order | 15 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 11 | 5.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 4.9% |
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 S60
Based on 450 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S60 is £210,000, down 4.5% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£369,000
110 sales
Semi-detached
£205,000
211 sales
Terraced
£145,000
80 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in S60
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Chandler Grove | S60 5TY |
| 21 May 2026 | £85,000 | Flat | Broom Chase | S60 2SQ |
| 20 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Lescar Road | S60 8DB |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Harris Grove | S60 8BL |
| 15 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Ellis Street | S60 5DH |
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Semi-detached | Falding Street | S60 1JB |
| 15 May 2026 | £287,500 | Terraced | East Bawtry Road | S60 4BX |
| 14 May 2026 | £344,000 | Detached | Parkside Way | S60 8DF |
| 5 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | East Bawtry Road | S60 4BU |
| 1 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Shorland Drive | S60 5UP |
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 S60
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinsworth Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,389 | S60 5EJ |
| Oakwood High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,067 | S60 2UH |
| Waverley Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 687 | S60 8DD |
| Broom Valley Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 401 | S60 2QU |
| Sitwell Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 302 | S60 3LA |
| Treeton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 299 | S60 5QS |
| Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 292 | S60 5HT |
| Canklow Woods Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 245 | S60 2XJ |
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 S60
365 rated food businesses operate in S60. 269 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7AM Sandwich Bar, A 'tuin Cafe, abm Catering @ Sitwell J & I School, ABM Catering at Oakwood Technical College, Ackroyd Clinic at Ackroyd House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S60
From a sample of 183 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S60 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
27%
Band D
48%
Band E
19%
Band F
2%
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 S60 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.