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Housing in S66 2BB

What the homes in S66 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,834 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (66.5%). Flats make up 10%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

S66 2BBEngland
Detached66.5%22.9%
Semi-detached17.7%31.5%
Terraced5.6%23%
Purpose-built flat9.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S66 2BB area is well above that, at 87.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.4% of households against 20.5%. 56.4% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

S66 2BB
88%
England
  • Owned87.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented9.4%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

S66 2BBEngland
Owned outright56.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S66 2BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20.7%. 20.8% of households include dependent children.

S66 2BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

RotherhamEngland
All homes£686£1,459
One bedroom£488£1,195
Two bedrooms£615£1,335
Three bedrooms£743£1,489
Four or more£1,074£2,161
Detached£917£1,640
Semi-detached£739£1,449
Terraced£678£1,435
Flat or maisonette£556£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S66 2BB sits in (Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston): about 1,834 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.

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