S66 2BU

Wickersley North · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rotherham
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rotherham
Postcode district
S66
Postcode sector
S66 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S66 2BT 55 m
S66 2BX 102 m
S66 2DE 107 m
S66 2HN 135 m
S66 2DF 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S66 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S66
Postcode sector
S66 2
Latitude
53.423422
Longitude
-1.288246
British National Grid easting
447,396
British National Grid northing
392,081

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Parish or community
E04012119
Westminster constituency
Rotherham · E14001452
Output area
E00038964
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 019D · E01007688
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 019 · E02001596

Postcode source versions

Explore S66

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88, Melciss Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2BU 11 May 2007 £153,000
88, Melciss Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2BU 21 November 2003 £102,500
88, Melciss Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2BU 25 June 2002 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
33
Secondary
5
  1. Wickersley Northfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    304 m
  2. St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    532 m
  3. Flanderwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 472
  • Shoplifting 254
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Public order 88
  • Vehicle crime 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
S66 2 residents
8,728

Age bands in S66 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,322 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,903 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,415 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

2,298 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S66 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

10

within 5 km

  • MORTHEN ROAD SURGERY

    2 MORTHEN ROAD, WICKERSLEY, ROTHERHAM, S66 1EU

    ODS code C87016

    583 m

  • WICKERSLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    POPLAR GLADE, WICKERSLEY, ROTHERHAM, S66 2JQ

    ODS code C87015

    583 m

  • STAG MEDICAL CENTRE

    162 WICKERSLEY ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S60 4JW

    ODS code C87007

    2.1 km

  • BROOM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 BROOM LANE, BROOM, ROTHERHAM, S60 3EW

    ODS code C87012

    3.0 km

  • SHAKESPEARE ROAD SURGERY

    50 SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTWOOD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1QY

    ODS code C87608

    4.0 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    24-28 LAUGHTON ROAD, THURCROFT, ROTHERHAM, S66 9LP

    ODS code C87022

    4.0 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    YORK ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S65 1PW

    ODS code C87010

    4.2 km

  • CLIFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C87017

    4.3 km

  • GATEWAY PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code C87622

    4.3 km

  • ST ANN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C87005

    4.3 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

  • Northfield Lane/Warde Aldam Crescent

    BCT · Flanderwell

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Lane/Scarborough Road

    BCT · Flanderwell

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Lane/Warren Road

    BCT · Wickersley

    0.2 miles
  • Northfield Lane/Warren Road

    BCT · Wickersley

    0.2 miles
  • Bawtry Road/Tanfield Way

    BCT · Wickersley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 019D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,453 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wickersley Northfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 472 events.

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