S61
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S61 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in S61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How S61 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S61 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S61 at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 364 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S61.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,593), other crime (660) and anti-social behaviour (624).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S61 was 110.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S61, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S61 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S61
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham 007B | 1,445 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| Rotherham 007C | 1,241 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Rotherham 007D | 1,261 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| Rotherham 007E | 1,320 | 20.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Rotherham 009A | 1,157 | 106.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| Rotherham 009B | 1,555 | 163.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 009C | 1,394 | 212.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 009D | 1,147 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Rotherham 009E | 1,297 | 107.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 009F | 1,232 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 011A | 1,527 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 011B | 1,409 | 133.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 011C | 1,465 | 163.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 011D | 1,373 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 011E | 1,433 | 97.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 015A | 1,461 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 015B | 1,418 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 015C | 1,185 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| Rotherham 015D | 1,446 | 169.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Rotherham 015E | 1,620 | 116.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 015F | 1,449 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 016A | 1,931 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Rotherham 016C | 1,771 | 184.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 016D | 1,559 | 126.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
MPs for S61
- Sarah ChampionLabourMP for Rotherham98% of S61’s postcodes
- John HealeyLabourMP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough1.3% of S61’s postcodes
- Gill FurnissLabourMP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.5% of S61’s postcodes
- Dr Marie TidballLabourMP for Penistone and Stocksbridge0.1% of S61’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S615
Postcode sectors in S614
Council1
Towns in S611
Postcode districts next to S615
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S61 in brief
S61 is a postcode district covering Rotherham, Kimberworth Park and Wingfield, in Rotherham.
About 35,561 people lived in S61 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 415 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S61 was £170,000 in 2025.
S61 had 34,241 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S61, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.