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S61 2JB

Rotherham West · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rotherham West
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rotherham
Postcode district
S61
Postcode sector
S61 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S61 2HZ 57 m
S61 2HX 72 m
S61 2HU 79 m
S61 2HY 80 m
S61 2HR 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S61 2JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S61
Postcode sector
S61 2
Latitude
53.432300
Longitude
-1.395505
British National Grid easting
440,260
British National Grid northing
393,003

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Electoral ward
Rotherham West · E05013011
Parish or community
E43000172
Westminster constituency
Rotherham · E14001452
Output area
E00039225
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 015D · E01007744
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 015 · E02001592

Postcode source versions

Explore S61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
45
Secondary
10

  1. Meadow View Primary School

    Academy converter

    229 m

  2. Winterhill School

    Academy converter

    293 m

  3. Kimberworth Community Primary School

    Community school

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 901
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Public order 147
  • Other theft 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

31 female, 27 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
1.3
S61 2 residents
12,242

Age bands in S61 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,917 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,293 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,960 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

3,574 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,523 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S61 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

24

within 5 km

  • WOODSTOCK BOWER GROUP PRACTICE

    1 KIMBERWORTH ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1AH

    ODS code C87003

    1.2 km

  • WINCOBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    205 TYLER STREET, SHEFFIELD, S9 1DJ

    ODS code C88047

    2.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE DR OKORIE

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

    ODS code C88655

    2.4 km

  • GREASBROUGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MUNSBROUGH RISE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4RB

    ODS code C87603

    2.8 km

  • CLIFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C87017

    2.9 km

  • GATEWAY PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code C87622

    2.9 km

  • ST ANN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C87005

    2.9 km

  • GREENSIDE SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4PT

    ODS code C87020

    2.9 km

  • BRINSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 BAWTRY ROAD, BRINSWORTH, ROTHERHAM, S60 5ND

    ODS code C87009

    2.9 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    3.0 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    YORK ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1PW

    ODS code C87010

    3.1 km

  • SHAKESPEARE ROAD SURGERY

    50 SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTWOOD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1QY

    ODS code C87608

    3.7 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

    398-402 FIRTH PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 6HH

    ODS code C88035

    3.7 km

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

    SOUGH HALL ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, S61 2QP

    ODS code C87604

    3.8 km

  • UPWELL STREET SURGERY

    93 UPWELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S4 8AN

    ODS code C88027

    3.9 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    4.2 km

  • PARKGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    NETHERFIELD LANE, PARKGATE, ROTHERHAM, S62 6AW

    ODS code C87013

    4.3 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    4.4 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    4.5 km

  • BROOM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 BROOM LANE, BROOM, ROTHERHAM, S60 3EW

    ODS code C87012

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Meadowhall Road/Winter Hill Lane

    BCT · Kimberworth

    0.0 miles

  • Meadowhall Road/Winter Hill Lane

    BCT · Kimberworth

    0.0 miles

  • Meadowhall Road/Caine Gardens

    BCT · Kimberworth

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Church Street

    BCT · Kimberworth

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Park Avenue/Meadowhall Road

    BCT · Richmond Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 015D, 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

8,981 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 10 secondary schools. Meadow View Primary School is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 901 events.

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