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Housing in S60 5BB

What the homes in S60 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brinsworth
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,427 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (79.1%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

S60 5BBEngland
Detached15.1%22.9%
Semi-detached79.1%31.5%
Terraced2.6%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S60 5BB area is well above that, at 88.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 50.5% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.

S60 5BB
89%
England
  • Owned88.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented1.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

S60 5BBEngland
Owned outright50.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S60 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.7%. 23.4% of households include dependent children.

S60 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S60 5BB sits in (Brinsworth): about 1,427 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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