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S26 5NB

Wales · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S26 5NS 35 m
S26 5NT 49 m
S26 5PA 129 m
S26 5PL 152 m
S26 5AD 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 5NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5
Latitude
53.337469
Longitude
-1.275695
British National Grid easting
448,327
British National Grid northing
382,527

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
25
Secondary
3

  1. Wales High School

    Academy converter

    671 m

  2. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School

    Academy converter

    728 m

  3. Kiveton Park Infant School

    Academy converter

    739 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 190
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Public order 30
  • Burglary 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    424 m

  • KILLAMARSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    209 SHEFFIELD ROAD, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, S21 1DX

    ODS code C81091

    3.3 km

  • SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

    WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD

    ODS code C87008

    4.0 km

  • DINNINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C87002

    4.1 km

  • SOTHALL & BEIGHTON HEALTH CENTRES

    24 ECKINGTON ROAD, BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ

    ODS code C88023

    4.3 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/Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Wales

    0.2 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

  • Wales Road/Chapel Way

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    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.

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wales High School is the nearest published school at 671 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 190 events.

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