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Deprivation in Rotherham

Metropolitan borough

South Yorkshire and The Humber. 279,161 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 287 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Rotherham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

59 of Rotherham’s 170 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
29.8
MHCLG · 2025

Rotherham has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the joint 43rd most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Rotherham among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Rotherham is 29.8.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Rotherham. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Rotherham. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Rotherham. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Rotherham. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Rotherham. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
21.2%
MHCLG · 2025

21.2% of the neighbourhoods in Rotherham are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the 35th most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Rotherham among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Rotherham is 21.2%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
59
MHCLG · 2025

In Rotherham, 59 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Rotherham among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Rotherham is 59.