S26 5LS

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 6LN 10 m
S26 6QW 25 m
S26 6LG 76 m
S26 6LR 88 m
S26 6RQ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 5LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5
Latitude
53.340981
Longitude
-1.267886
British National Grid easting
448,843
British National Grid northing
382,923

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
E00039263
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 033C · E01007751
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 033 · E02001610

Postcode source versions

Explore S26

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Post Office, Hospital Lane, Sheffield, S26 5LS 1 February 2007 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Kiveton Park Infant School

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    92 m
  2. Wales High School

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    480 m
  3. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School

    Academy converter

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
468
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Shoplifting 50
  • Public order 28
  • Burglary 27

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

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C87004

    239 m

  • DINNINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C87002

    3.5 km

  • KILLAMARSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    209 SHEFFIELD ROAD, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, S21 1DX

    ODS code C81091

    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

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kiveton Bridge Rail Station

    RSE · Kiveton Park

    0.0 miles
  • Wales Road/Colliery Road

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.0 miles
  • Kiveton Bridge Rail Station

    RLY · Kiveton Park

    0.0 miles
  • Wales Road/Colliery Road

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.0 miles
  • Station Road/Wesley Road

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.1 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

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Kiveton Park Infant School is the nearest published school at 92 m.

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

Recorded crime

468 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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