S62 postcode area guide — Rotherham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S62 postcode district in Rotherham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S62
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.9%
Gigabit-capable
87.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S62 postcode district (Rotherham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 608 postcodes Ofcom measures in S62, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.9%.
Around 0% of premises in S62 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 S62
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S62 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| S62 5AP | 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 S62
Police recorded 202 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S62 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 78 | 38.6% |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 20.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 | 13.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 6.9% |
| Burglary | 11 | 5.4% |
| Public order | 9 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 3.0% |
| Other theft | 5 | 2.5% |
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 S62
Based on 175 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S62 is £158,000, up 11.3% on the previous year (£142,000).
Detached
£292,500
36 sales
Semi-detached
£157,500
85 sales
Terraced
£113,095
49 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in S62
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Beechwood Close | S62 5PP |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | Harding Avenue | S62 7EG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Rockcliffe Road | S62 6NA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Hague Avenue | S62 7PT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Kilnhurst Road | S62 5NE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Monkwood Road | S62 7EL |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £188,000 | Semi-detached | Roundwood Grove | S62 5HW |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £113,000 | Terraced | Wheatcroft Road | S62 5JP |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £103,750 | Terraced | Spalton Road | S62 6AF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Main Street | S62 5QP |
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 S62
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawmarsh Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,067 | S62 7GA |
| Monkwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 436 | S62 7JD |
| Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 212 | S62 5QH |
| Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | S62 7HS |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 180 | S62 6JY |
| Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 176 | S62 5LH |
| Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 166 | S62 6HT |
| Rawmarsh Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 165 | S62 6AD |
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 S62
160 rated food businesses operate in S62. 131 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Airhop Ltd, Aldi Stores Limited, Anglo Saxon, Asda, Asda Express PFS Rawmarsh.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S62
From a sample of 196 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S62 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
39%
Band D
36%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
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 S62 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.