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Housing in S60 5ER

What the homes in S60 5ER 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
1,503 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (62.8%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

S60 5EREngland
Detached32.1%22.9%
Semi-detached62.8%31.5%
Terraced3.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.2% of households in the S60 5ER area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 53.3% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

S60 5ER
83%
England
  • Owned83.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented7.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S60 5EREngland
Owned outright53.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S60 5EREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (19.2%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

S60 5EREngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 5ER (Brinsworth) (about 1,503 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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