Housing in S63 7HU
What the homes in S63 7HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wath upon Dearne
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
S63 7HURotherham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (83.6%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.3% of households in the S63 7HU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented28.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.5%). 27.2% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S63 7HU (Wath upon Dearne) (about 1,497 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.