City Profile • Local Authority

Rotherham

Rotherham is a local authority district comprising 14 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £191k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 102 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

268,354
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

14 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Rotherham authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English88.3%
Pakistani3.8%
White: Other White2.2%
African0.9%
Any other ethnic group0.8%
Other Asian0.7%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.3%
55-59 years7.0%
30-34 years6.8%
35-39 years6.4%
45-49 years6.3%
10-14 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional15.2%
Skilled trades12.6%
Elementary occupations11.8%
Associate professional11.1%
Caring and leisure10.5%
Managers and directors10.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright33.6%
Owned: Mortgage30.0%
Social rented: Council16.7%
Private rented: Landlord12.9%
Social rented: Other4.0%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

health6/10
safety3/10
transit6/10
investment5/10