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Housing in S66 2LA

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

Neighbourhood
Wickersley North
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,556 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (35.5%). Flats make up 27.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

S66 2LAEngland
Detached11.6%22.9%
Semi-detached25.3%31.5%
Terraced35.5%23%
Purpose-built flat26%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S66 2LA area is well below that, at 36.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 16.2% with a mortgage.

S66 2LA
37%
14%
48%
England
  • Owned36.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented48.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

S66 2LAEngland
Owned outright20.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council38%8.3%
From a housing association10.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S66 2LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.2%. 25.8% of households include dependent children.

S66 2LAEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 2LA sits in (Wickersley North): about 1,556 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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