Housing in S65 2BX
What the homes in S65 2BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastwood & East Dene
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
S65 2BXRotherham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.1%). Flats make up 25.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S65 2BX area is less than half that, at 28.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.7% of households against 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented21.7%20.5%
- Social rented47.9%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 2.4 people living in it. 38% 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 26.4%. 30.7% 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 S65 2BX sits in (Eastwood & East Dene): about 1,797 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.