Housing in S26 3RT
What the homes in S26 3RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurcroft
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,264 (2024)
S26 3RTSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.1%). Flats make up 6.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S26 3RT area is above that, at 81.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 53.9% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.2%. 17.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rotherham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rotherham, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S26 3RT sits in (Thurcroft): about 1,264 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.