S61 2SD

Keppel · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rotherham
Ward
Keppel
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rotherham
Postcode district
S61
Postcode sector
S61 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S61 2PS 508 m
S61 2PT 512 m
S61 2RT 516 m
S61 2SE 536 m
S61 2PR 554 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S61 2SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S61
Postcode sector
S61 2
Latitude
53.462290
Longitude
-1.446410
British National Grid easting
436,852
British National Grid northing
396,312

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Electoral ward
Keppel · E05013004
Parish or community
E43000172
Westminster constituency
Rotherham · E14001452
Output area
E00039542
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 007D · E01007803
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 007 · E02001584

Postcode source versions

Explore S61

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hesley Wood Cottage, Hesley Lane, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2SD 4 May 2016 £249,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. Thorpe Hesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    887 m
  2. Chapeltown Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    1.5 km
  3. Ecclesfield School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 184
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Vehicle crime 43
  • Public order 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87604

    1.0 km

  • CHAPELGREEN PRACTICE

    1 BEVAN WAY, CHAPELTOWN, SHEFFIELD, S35 1RN

    ODS code C88010

    2.2 km

  • ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACT

    96A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88039

    2.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    98A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88095

    2.3 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    3.6 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    4.2 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HOYLAND CENTRE, HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85022

    4.2 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    4.2 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    4.3 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    4.6 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    4.7 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hesley Lane/Hesley Bar

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.3 miles
  • Hesley Lane/London Way

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.3 miles
  • Hesley Lane/Park View

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.3 miles
  • Hesley Lane/London Way

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.4 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Strafford Place

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 007D, 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

15,952 of 33,755

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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thorpe Hesley Primary School is the nearest published school at 887 m.

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

Recorded crime

559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 184 events.

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