Is Rotherham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rotherham, from official data · 20 postcode districts · 6,622 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rotherham, from official data · 20 postcode districts · 6,622 postcodes
The average home in Rotherham sold for £191,496 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.7% on a year earlier. Across Rotherham, police record 113 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Rotherham, the nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is St Bernard's Catholic High School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Stag Medical Centre, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Rotherham Central station is 1.9 mi away; the nearest park is 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
Across Rotherham, police record 113 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Rotherham sold for £191,496 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £296,313, semi-detached £188,365, terraced £150,703, flats £101,263. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is St Bernard's Catholic High School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Rotherham Central is 1.9 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £46,975 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).