Rotherham, in numbers

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Rotherham council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

8.9% to 25.4%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.9% in Aston & Todwick to 25.4% in Boston Castle — a gap of 16.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Aston & Todwick	8.9%	359	4,050
Sitwell	9.4%	496	5,257
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	9.9%	342	3,460
Anston & Woodsetts	10%	523	5,220
Keppel	10.1%	595	5,880
Bramley & Ravenfield	10.7%	404	3,772
Hellaby & Maltby West	10.8%	367	3,412
Dalton & Thrybergh	10.8%	430	3,992
Greasbrough	11.4%	449	3,955
Rawmarsh West	11.5%	474	4,130
Swinton Rockingham	12.1%	450	3,723
Aughton & Swallownest	12.4%	435	3,517
Rother Vale	12.9%	451	3,484
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	13.4%	580	4,339
Brinsworth	14.2%	588	4,133
Wath	15.2%	609	4,018
Hoober	15.2%	818	5,376
Wales	15.2%	619	4,061
Rawmarsh East	18.3%	767	4,201
Dinnington	18.5%	991	5,365
Rotherham West	20.6%	1,279	6,218
Wickersley North	20.6%	1,137	5,521
Rotherham East	20.7%	1,372	6,627
Maltby East	23%	946	4,113
Boston Castle	25.4%	1,551	6,100

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1% to 10.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 5.1% in Aston & Todwick to 10.2% in Dalton & Thrybergh — a gap of 5.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Aston & Todwick	5.1%	486	9,512
Rother Vale	5.2%	450	8,616
Anston & Woodsetts	5.3%	632	12,006
Bramley & Ravenfield	5.5%	470	8,481
Brinsworth	5.6%	537	9,533
Sitwell	5.7%	722	12,650
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	6%	606	10,034
Wales	6.1%	571	9,435
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	6.4%	505	7,890
Hellaby & Maltby West	6.6%	518	7,906
Wickersley North	6.6%	840	12,782
Aughton & Swallownest	6.6%	548	8,328
Hoober	6.7%	871	12,988
Dinnington	6.9%	853	12,375
Keppel	7%	950	13,644
Rotherham West	7%	1,028	14,618
Boston Castle	7.2%	1,096	15,237
Swinton Rockingham	7.5%	624	8,340
Rawmarsh East	7.8%	742	9,543
Rawmarsh West	8%	747	9,352
Wath	8.7%	805	9,273
Maltby East	9.1%	858	9,477
Rotherham East	9.2%	1,543	16,747
Greasbrough	9.9%	767	7,782
Dalton & Thrybergh	10.2%	948	9,256

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People aged 65 or over

10.1% to 27.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.1% in Rother Vale to 27.7% in Anston & Woodsetts — a gap of 17.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Rother Vale	10.1%	872	8,614
Rotherham East	13.4%	2,248	16,747
Boston Castle	15.9%	2,419	15,237
Hoober	16.1%	2,091	12,991
Dalton & Thrybergh	16.4%	1,515	9,254
Rotherham West	16.5%	2,416	14,619
Rawmarsh East	16.6%	1,587	9,544
Maltby East	17.6%	1,672	9,476
Aughton & Swallownest	19.2%	1,600	8,329
Rawmarsh West	19.2%	1,799	9,352
Keppel	19.5%	2,657	13,644
Dinnington	19.7%	2,432	12,375
Wickersley North	19.8%	2,531	12,784
Wath	20.4%	1,896	9,273
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	20.6%	1,627	7,891
Wales	21%	1,979	9,435
Brinsworth	22%	2,098	9,533
Swinton Rockingham	22.2%	1,851	8,339
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	22.4%	2,252	10,035
Greasbrough	22.8%	1,774	7,781
Hellaby & Maltby West	22.9%	1,807	7,908
Sitwell	25%	3,159	12,651
Aston & Todwick	25.6%	2,435	9,512
Bramley & Ravenfield	25.8%	2,186	8,481
Anston & Woodsetts	27.7%	3,328	12,004

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.1% to 36.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.1% in Rother Vale to 36.8% in Rotherham East — a gap of 21.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Rother Vale	15.1%	1,005	6,664
Aston & Todwick	17.5%	1,378	7,853
Sitwell	17.6%	1,850	10,523
Anston & Woodsetts	18.1%	1,827	10,106
Bramley & Ravenfield	18.7%	1,343	7,177
Wickersley North	19%	1,979	10,389
Wales	19.8%	1,526	7,706
Hoober	19.9%	2,054	10,313
Hellaby & Maltby West	20.9%	1,395	6,680
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	21.4%	1,730	8,102
Aughton & Swallownest	21.5%	1,446	6,718
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	21.6%	1,386	6,426
Keppel	21.9%	2,446	11,150
Dinnington	22.2%	2,238	10,077
Brinsworth	22.8%	1,807	7,923
Swinton Rockingham	23.3%	1,607	6,905
Rawmarsh West	25.2%	1,939	7,708
Wath	26.3%	1,967	7,486
Boston Castle	26.7%	3,250	12,151
Rotherham West	26.8%	3,153	11,773
Rawmarsh East	27.8%	2,101	7,552
Greasbrough	28.3%	1,892	6,694
Maltby East	28.9%	2,157	7,461
Dalton & Thrybergh	32.5%	2,388	7,347
Rotherham East	36.8%	4,666	12,690

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

15.3% to 35.4%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 15.3% in Dalton & Thrybergh to 35.4% in Rother Vale — a gap of 20.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalton & Thrybergh	15.3%	1,124	7,347
Rotherham East	15.4%	1,958	12,690
Rawmarsh East	15.7%	1,186	7,552
Maltby East	16.2%	1,206	7,461
Greasbrough	16.4%	1,101	6,694
Rotherham West	19.3%	2,272	11,773
Brinsworth	19.9%	1,575	7,923
Rawmarsh West	20%	1,544	7,708
Wath	21.6%	1,619	7,486
Keppel	21.7%	2,414	11,150
Swinton Rockingham	22.3%	1,540	6,905
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	22.3%	1,435	6,426
Dinnington	23.3%	2,348	10,077
Hellaby & Maltby West	23.6%	1,574	6,680
Aughton & Swallownest	24.4%	1,642	6,718
Hoober	25.4%	2,616	10,313
Wales	25.4%	1,956	7,706
Wickersley North	25.4%	2,638	10,389
Boston Castle	26.6%	3,228	12,151
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	26.7%	2,165	8,102
Bramley & Ravenfield	27.8%	1,998	7,177
Aston & Todwick	27.9%	2,188	7,853
Anston & Woodsetts	28.5%	2,877	10,106
Sitwell	30.8%	3,241	10,523
Rother Vale	35.4%	2,361	6,664

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.5% to 37%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 14.5% in Aston & Todwick to 37% in Rotherham East — a gap of 22.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Aston & Todwick	14.5%	589	4,052
Anston & Woodsetts	15.1%	786	5,218
Sitwell	15.2%	799	5,256
Bramley & Ravenfield	16.5%	622	3,771
Rother Vale	17%	592	3,485
Hellaby & Maltby West	17.1%	585	3,412
Wickersley North	18.1%	1,001	5,521
Wales	18.3%	744	4,063
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	18.6%	643	3,461
Brinsworth	19%	786	4,134
Hoober	20%	1,076	5,376
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	20.1%	872	4,340
Aughton & Swallownest	20.4%	718	3,517
Dinnington	20.9%	1,119	5,363
Keppel	23%	1,354	5,885
Swinton Rockingham	23.4%	871	3,724
Rotherham West	24.3%	1,510	6,219
Rawmarsh West	24.5%	1,014	4,131
Boston Castle	24.8%	1,510	6,100
Rawmarsh East	26.8%	1,126	4,200
Wath	27.1%	1,091	4,019
Maltby East	29.2%	1,200	4,112
Greasbrough	29.3%	1,160	3,958
Dalton & Thrybergh	34.9%	1,392	3,992
Rotherham East	37%	2,454	6,627

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8.1% to 43.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 8.1% in Anston & Woodsetts to 43.6% in Dalton & Thrybergh — a gap of 35.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Anston & Woodsetts	8.1%	425	5,220
Aston & Todwick	8.2%	331	4,050
Bramley & Ravenfield	8.6%	326	3,772
Hellaby & Maltby West	8.9%	303	3,412
Sitwell	9.1%	479	5,257
Brinsworth	10.3%	424	4,133
Wickersley North	13.4%	738	5,521
Wales	15.5%	631	4,061
Thurcroft & Wickersley South	15.6%	676	4,339
Dinnington	15.7%	844	5,365
Rother Vale	15.8%	552	3,484
Aughton & Swallownest	17.7%	623	3,517
Kilnhurst & Swinton East	18.1%	626	3,460
Hoober	19.8%	1,064	5,376
Swinton Rockingham	22.6%	842	3,723
Rotherham West	22.9%	1,426	6,218
Boston Castle	23.9%	1,458	6,100
Maltby East	23.9%	984	4,113
Keppel	24.9%	1,466	5,880
Rawmarsh East	27%	1,134	4,201
Rawmarsh West	27.3%	1,127	4,130
Wath	28.2%	1,135	4,018
Rotherham East	38.6%	2,555	6,627
Greasbrough	41.4%	1,638	3,955
Dalton & Thrybergh	43.6%	1,740	3,992

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25 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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