S26 3RF

Aughton & Swallownest · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S26 3RT 69 m
S26 3RE 72 m
S26 3XH 78 m
S26 3RB 146 m
S26 3RJ 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 3RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 3
Latitude
53.374730
Longitude
-1.319074
British National Grid easting
445,399
British National Grid northing
386,644

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Parish or community
E04012108
Westminster constituency
Rother Valley · E14001451
Output area
E00038867
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 026A · E01007666
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 026 · E02001603

Postcode source versions

Explore S26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
33
Secondary
5
  1. Aughton Early Years Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    130 m
  2. Aughton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    369 m
  3. Aston Academy

    Academy converter

    728 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
849
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Public order 72
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
S26 3 residents
2,430

Age bands in S26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

391 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

213 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

506 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

738 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

620 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S26 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

10

within 5 km

  • SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

    WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD

    ODS code C87008

    1.3 km

  • TREETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 ARUNDEL STREET, TREETON, ROTHERHAM, S60 5PW

    ODS code C87014

    2.6 km

  • WAVERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNNY LANE, WAVERLEY, ROTHERHAM, S60 8GD

    ODS code Y08645

    3.9 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 SKELTON LANE, WOODHOUSE, SHEFFIELD, S13 7LY

    ODS code C88072

    4.0 km

  • CRYSTAL PEAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, CRYSTAL PEAKS, 15 PEAKS MOUNT, SHEFFIELD, S20 7HZ

    ODS code C88648

    4.3 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    432 HANDSWORTH ROAD, HANDSWORTH, SHEFFIELD, S13 9BZ

    ODS code C88036

    4.3 km

  • SOTHALL & BEIGHTON HEALTH CENTRES

    24 ECKINGTON ROAD, BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ

    ODS code C88023

    4.3 km

  • BROOM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 BROOM LANE, BROOM, ROTHERHAM, S60 3EW

    ODS code C87012

    4.8 km

  • STAG MEDICAL CENTRE

    162 WICKERSLEY ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S60 4JW

    ODS code C87007

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    24-28 LAUGHTON ROAD, THURCROFT, ROTHERHAM, S66 9LP

    ODS code C87022

    5.0 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Main Street/Aston Lane

    BCT · Aughton

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street/Coral Drive

    BCT · Aughton

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street/Ulley Lane

    BCT · Aughton

    0.1 miles
  • Aughton Road/Westfield Avenue

    BCT · Aughton

    0.2 miles
  • Aughton Road/Windy Ridge

    BCT · Aughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 026A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,487 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Aughton Early Years Centre is the nearest published school at 130 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

849 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.