Housing in S64 8LA
What the homes in S64 8LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Swinton South
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
S64 8LAMexborough
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (65.3%). Flats make up 12.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S64 8LA area is broadly in line with that, at 60%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.5% of households against 20.5%. 34% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned60%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.5%20.5%
- Social rented31.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 35.5% 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 21%. 21.5% 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 S64 8LA sits in (Swinton South): about 1,383 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.