Housing in S65 2JS
What the homes in S65 2JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Herringthorpe
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (77.6%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S65 2JS area is well below that, at 40.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.1% of households against 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented46.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.6% 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 18.4%. 26.5% 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 S65 2JS sits in (Herringthorpe): about 1,753 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.