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S26 5AR

Wales · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Wales
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S26 5AF 77 m
S26 5AG 97 m
S26 5AL 103 m
S26 5AQ 121 m
S26 5AD 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 5AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5
Latitude
53.336719
Longitude
-1.273545
British National Grid easting
448,471
British National Grid northing
382,445

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Electoral ward
Wales · E05013015
Parish or community
E04000122
Westminster constituency
Rother Valley · E14001451
Output area
E00168757
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 033C · E01007751
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 033 · E02001610

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Wayfaring Walk, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 5AR 10 July 2025 £265,000
2, Wayfaring Walk, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 5AR 13 June 2025 £262,000
2, Wayfaring Walk, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 5AR 13 June 2025 £262,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Kiveton Park Infant School

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    697 m

  2. Wales High School

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    744 m

  3. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School

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    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Public order 30
  • Burglary 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S26 5 residents
3,878

Age bands in S26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

700 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

378 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

953 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

947 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

722 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KIVETON PARK PRIMARY CARE, CHAPEL WAY, KIVETON PARK, SHEFFIELD, S26 6QU

    ODS code C87004

    367 m

  • KILLAMARSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    209 SHEFFIELD ROAD, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, S21 1DX

    ODS code C81091

    3.4 km

  • DINNINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    ANSTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 QUARRY LANE, NORTH ANSTON, SHEFFIELD, S25 4DB

    ODS code C87002

    4.0 km

  • SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

    WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD

    ODS code C87008

    4.1 km

  • SOTHALL & BEIGHTON HEALTH CENTRES

    24 ECKINGTON ROAD, BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ

    ODS code C88023

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Wales Road/Chapel Way

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.3 miles

  • Wales Road/Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Wales

    0.3 miles

  • Wales Road/Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Wales

    0.3 miles

  • Wales Road/Limetree Avenue

    BCT · Wales

    0.3 miles

  • Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue

    BCT · Wales

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 033C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,861 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £157,500 from 22 recorded sales in S26 5AR. 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.

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Kiveton Park Infant School is the nearest published school at 697 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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