Housing in S61 2RT
What the homes in S61 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Hesley
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
S61 2RTRotherham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.1%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S61 2RT area is below that, at 53.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented29.5%20.5%
- Social rented16.6%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 2.1 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.8%. 16.5% 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 2RT sits in (Thorpe Hesley): about 1,404 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.