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S61 2UX

Keppel · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2UY 49 m
S61 2TP 94 m
S61 2RP 100 m
S61 2WB 109 m
S61 2RZ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S61 2UX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S61
Postcode sector
S61 2
Latitude
53.461913
Longitude
-1.434999
British National Grid easting
437,610
British National Grid northing
396,276

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
E00039518
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 007C · E01007802
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 007 · E02001584

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Oaks, Flanders Court, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2UX 23 May 2014 £210,000
The Oaks, Flanders Court, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2UX 28 March 2008 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Thorpe Hesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    546 m

  2. Chapeltown Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    2.0 km

  3. Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 91
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

14 female, 8 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.2% 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

15

within 5 km

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87604

    397 m

  • ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code C88039

    2.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88095

    2.8 km

  • CHAPELGREEN PRACTICE

    1 BEVAN WAY, CHAPELTOWN, SHEFFIELD, S35 1RN

    ODS code C88010

    2.9 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    3.6 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

  • GREASBROUGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    MUNSBROUGH RISE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4RB

    ODS code C87603

    4.3 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    4.3 km

  • GREENSIDE SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, GREASBROUGH, ROTHERHAM, S61 4PT

    ODS code C87020

    4.4 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    4.8 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    4.9 km

  • WINCOBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    205 TYLER STREET, SHEFFIELD, S9 1DJ

    ODS code C88047

    4.9 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    5.0 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barnsley Road/Wentworth Close

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Wentworth Close

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.1 miles

  • Hesley Lane/Brook Hill

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.2 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Strafford Place

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.2 miles

  • Brook Hill/Hill Side

    BCT · Thorpe Hesley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 007C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,181 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
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 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Thorpe Hesley Primary School is the nearest published school at 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 91 events.

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