S60 2DB

Boston Castle · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rotherham
Postcode district
S60
Postcode sector
S60 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S60 2BY 29 m
S60 2DE 61 m
S60 2UT 95 m
S60 2UY 105 m
S60 2XJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S60 2DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S60
Postcode sector
S60 2
Latitude
53.415478
Longitude
-1.358611
British National Grid easting
442,728
British National Grid northing
391,153

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Parish or community
E43000172
Westminster constituency
Rotherham · E14001452
Output area
E00038887
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 025A · E01007676
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 025 · E02001602

Postcode source versions

Explore S60

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
44
Secondary
7
  1. Canklow Woods Primary School

    Academy converter

    185 m
  2. Thomas Rotherham College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    697 m
  3. Oakwood High School

    Academy converter

    863 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 827
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Public order 195
  • Shoplifting 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

27 female, 13 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.7
S60 2 residents
8,184

Age bands in S60 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

1,562 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.8%

1,093 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,142 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

1,592 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

977 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S60 2 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

19

within 5 km

  • CLIFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROTHERHAM HEALTH VILLAGE, DONCASTER GATE, ROTHERHAM, S65 1DA

    ODS code C87017

    1.7 km

  • GATEWAY PRIMARY CARE

    THE GATE, CHATHAM HOUSE, DONCASTER GATE, ROTHERHAM, S65 1DA

    ODS code C87622

    1.7 km

  • ST ANN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROTHERHAM HEALTH VILLAGE, DONCASTER GATE, ROTHERHAM, S65 1DA

    ODS code C87005

    1.7 km

  • BRINSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 BAWTRY ROAD, BRINSWORTH, ROTHERHAM, S60 5ND

    ODS code C87009

    1.7 km

  • BROOM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 BROOM LANE, BROOM, ROTHERHAM, S60 3EW

    ODS code C87012

    1.8 km

  • WOODSTOCK BOWER GROUP PRACTICE

    1 KIMBERWORTH ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1AH

    ODS code C87003

    2.2 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    YORK ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1PW

    ODS code C87010

    2.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE DR OKORIE

    1A INGFIELD AVENUE, TINSLEY, SHEFFIELD, S9 1WZ

    ODS code C88655

    2.6 km

  • STAG MEDICAL CENTRE

    162 WICKERSLEY ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S60 4JW

    ODS code C87007

    2.6 km

  • SHAKESPEARE ROAD SURGERY

    50 SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTWOOD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1QY

    ODS code C87608

    2.9 km

  • TREETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 ARUNDEL STREET, TREETON, ROTHERHAM, S60 5PW

    ODS code C87014

    3.4 km

  • WAVERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNNY LANE, WAVERLEY, ROTHERHAM, S60 8GD

    ODS code Y08645

    3.6 km

  • WINCOBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    205 TYLER STREET, SHEFFIELD, S9 1DJ

    ODS code C88047

    3.9 km

  • GREASBROUGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MUNSBROUGH RISE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4RB

    ODS code C87603

    4.2 km

  • GREENSIDE SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4PT

    ODS code C87020

    4.3 km

  • PARKGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    NETHERFIELD LANE, PARKGATE, ROTHERHAM, S62 6AW

    ODS code C87013

    4.6 km

  • CLOVER NORTH DARNALL HEALTH CENTRE

    2 YORK ROAD, DARNALL, SHEFFIELD, S9 5DH

    ODS code C88084

    4.6 km

  • CLOVER GROUP PRACTICE

    DARNALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 290 MAIN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S9 4QH

    ODS code C88069

    4.8 km

  • RAWMARSH HEALTH CENTRE

    CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTRE, BARBERS AVENUE, RAWMARSH, ROTHERHAM, S62 6AE

    ODS code C87024

    4.8 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

  • Canklow Road/Canklow Hill Road

    BCT · Canklow

    0.1 miles
  • Canklow Road/Rother Road

    BCT · Canklow

    0.1 miles
  • Canklow Road/Warden Street

    BCT · Canklow

    0.2 miles
  • Canklow Road/Town Street

    BCT · Canklow

    0.2 miles
  • Canklow Road/Jubilee Street

    BCT · Canklow

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 025A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,788 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

60 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. Canklow Woods Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 827 events.

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