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Housing in S60 2QW

What the homes in S60 2QW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rotherham South
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,069 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.2%). Flats make up 30.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

S60 2QWEngland
Detached12.2%22.9%
Semi-detached38.2%31.5%
Terraced18.8%23%
Purpose-built flat23.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.5% of households in the S60 2QW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

S60 2QW
56%
32%
England
  • Owned55.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented31.9%20.5%
  • Social rented11.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S60 2QWEngland
Owned outright34.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.3%18.2%
Other private rented5.5%2.2%
From the council5.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S60 2QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

S60 2QWEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rotherham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rotherham (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

RotherhamEngland
All homes£686£1,459
One bedroom£488£1,195
Two bedrooms£615£1,335
Three bedrooms£743£1,489
Four or more£1,074£2,161
Detached£917£1,640
Semi-detached£739£1,449
Terraced£678£1,435
Flat or maisonette£556£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S60 2QW (Rotherham South) (about 2,069 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.

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