S61 postcode area guide — Rotherham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S61 postcode district in Rotherham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S61
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.8%
Gigabit-capable
95.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S61 postcode district (Rotherham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 870 postcodes Ofcom measures in S61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.8%.
Around 0% of premises in S61 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 S61
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S61 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AH | 100% | 92.6% |
| S61 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| S61 1AN | 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 S61
Police recorded 277 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 112 | 40.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 | 23.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 17 | 6.1% |
| Shoplifting | 14 | 5.1% |
| Other theft | 12 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 3.2% |
| Robbery | 6 | 2.2% |
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 S61
Based on 291 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S61 is £163,000, up 1.9% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£293,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£181,000
125 sales
Terraced
£117,000
103 sales
Flat / maisonette
£80,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in S61
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Firth Street | S61 4PP |
| 19 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Keppel View Road | S61 2AS |
| 15 May 2026 | £70,200 | Terraced | Rosebery Street | S61 1DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced | Meadow Street | S61 1EB |
| 15 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Fenton Way | S61 4QG |
| 5 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Chapelfield Drive | S61 2SN |
| 1 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Kestrel Avenue | S61 2TT |
| 1 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Watson Road | S61 1JS |
| 1 May 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced | Clement Mews | S61 2JU |
| 1 May 2026 | £152,000 | Terraced | Wingfield Road | S61 4AH |
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 S61
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 990 | S61 4AU |
| Winterhill School | Secondary | 11–16 | 941 | S61 2BD |
| Thorpe Hesley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 580 | S61 2PL |
| Redscope Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 417 | S61 3JT |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 347 | S61 1PD |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 316 | S61 1TD |
| Rockingham Junior and Infant School | Primary | 2–11 | 315 | S61 4HY |
| Greasbrough Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 271 | S61 4RB |
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 S61
163 rated food businesses operate in S61. 133 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abdali Foods, Akbars Restaurants, Aldi, Avondale Store, Bake N Butty.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S61
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 S61 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
51%
Band D
29%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
Band G
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 S61 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.