Property market
The five-year median is £205,000 from 2,251 recorded sales in S26. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Rotherham is £190,069 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.
S26
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 630
- Current units
- 548
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 8
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 4
- Terminated postcode units
- 82
Postcode sectors in S26
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
13,458 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6, Alexandra Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4TB | 23 July 2026 | £112,500 |
| 97, Haigh Moor Way, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4SG | 10 July 2026 | £460,411 |
| 10, Aughton Lane, Aston, Sheffield, S26 2AJ | 10 July 2026 | £490,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 15
- Primary
- 11
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,635
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 621
- Anti social behaviour 305
- Public order 129
- Criminal damage and arson 125
- Shoplifting 114
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- S26 usual residents
- 26,471
- Age-profile population
- 25,920
Age bands in S26
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 17.1%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 23.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.3%
- Age 65 and over
- 22.1%
4,444 residents
2,549 residents
6,121 residents
7,078 residents
5,728 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 542 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
524 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 467 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 1 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
2
in this district
KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE
KIVETON PARK PRIMARY CARE, CHAPEL WAY, KIVETON PARK, SHEFFIELD, S26 6QU
ODS code C87004
SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE
WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD
ODS code C87008
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,635 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 621 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.