Housing in S65 2EA
What the homes in S65 2EA 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
- 2,047 (2024)
S65 2EARotherham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.7%). Flats make up 38.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S65 2EA area is well below that, at 34.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.6% of households against 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented27.6%20.5%
- Social rented37%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 2.3 people living in it. 44.1% 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 33.1%. 24.9% 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 2EA sits in (Eastwood & East Dene): about 2,047 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.