Housing in S61 2LY
What the homes in S61 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Masbrough & Bradgate
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
S61 2LYRotherham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.5%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S61 2LY area is well below that, at 35.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.3% of households against 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented26.3%20.5%
- Social rented36.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 29.3%. 28.6% 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 S61 2LY sits in (Masbrough & Bradgate): about 1,714 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.