Area guide

Living in S25, Rotherham

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around S25 in Rotherham. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Rotherham: £191,496, up 1.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in S25 →
See where S25 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in Rotherham: £2,382 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare S25 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for S25 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around S25

127 recorded home sales on the streets around central S25 in the last 2 years, with a median of £190,000 and a range from £60,000 to £445,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
41 Lidgett Lane, S25 2QB Semi-detached £156,000 14 Aug 2026
37 Barleycroft Lane, S25 2LE Terraced £155,000 12 Aug 2026
32A Edinburgh Drive, S25 4HD Semi-detached £135,000 31 Jul 2026
19 Ullswater Close, S25 4GH Semi-detached £210,000 24 Jul 2026
95 Cramfit Crescent, S25 2XQ Detached £295,000 21 Jul 2026
31 Borrowdale Crescent, S25 2TW Detached £240,000 21 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

14 schools within 3 miles , of which 45% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure
Anston Park Infant School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Laughton Junior and Infant School Primary Good 1.3 mi away no figure
Todwick Primary School Primary Good 1.9 mi away no figure
Anston Park Junior School Primary Requires improvement 0.4 mi away no figure

11 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for S25 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations21.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.5%
Associate professional and technical13.2%
Administrative and secretarial10.6%
Skilled trades10.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How S25 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 8.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of S25 (E01007792, 1,242 residents in 2021, down 7.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 8.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 93.8% 90.8% -3.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 3.7% 7.8% +4.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.9% 1.2% -0.7 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.1% 14.7% -2.4 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 10.3% 18.4% +8.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 27.2% 29.6% +2.4 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 1.9% 2.3% +0.4 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 86.5% 85.4% -1.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.4% 97.9% -0.5 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

133 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central S25 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Rotherham's figures.

Buses from the centre of S25

Best-served stop: Nursery Road/Falcon Way, with 3.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of S25 is Nursery Road/Falcon Way: 3.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.2 in the evening and 1.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 04:55, last 00:15 after midnight. Routes there: X5, 19A, 619. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of S25. The nearest, Dinnington Group Practice, has 21,170 registered patients and 1,806 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Dinnington Group Practice0.7 mi21,1701,806

Nearest A&E: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 65.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust at 69.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Rotherham pays £2,382 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Rotherham, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Rotherham, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,949+3.4%
2022-23£2,035+4.4%
2023-24£2,126+4.5%
2024-25£2,211+4.0%
2025-26£2,283+3.3%
2026-27£2,382+4.3%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Rotherham, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about S25

What is the average house price in S25?

The average sold price in Rotherham is £191,496 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in S25?

Prices in Rotherham are up 1.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in S25?

The median of 127 recorded sales around central S25 in the last 2 years is £190,000, ranging from £60,000 to £445,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in S25?

14 schools sit within 3 miles of central S25, and 45% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in S25?

133 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S25 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is S25 at risk of flooding?

Central S25 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is S25 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 45% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £190,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 133 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is S25 safe?

133 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S25 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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