S61 2UU postcode in Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham

S61 2UU is a postcode in Thorpe Hesley, in the Keppel ward of Rotherham. It is in the Rotherham parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since April 1985.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at S61 2UU can get it Across Rotherham: 97% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in S61 2, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Chapeltown 2.4 km in a straight line

Where S61 2UU is, and what is near it

Map of S61 2UU and what is near it Map of S61 2UU: its centre point, with the 275 other postcodes in the S61 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S61 2FA: also in S61 2S61 2FD: also in S61 2S61 2FE: also in S61 2S61 2FF: also in S61 2S61 2FG: also in S61 2S61 2FH: also in S61 2S61 2FJ: also in S61 2S61 2FL: also in S61 2S61 2FN: also in S61 2S61 2FQ: also in S61 2S61 2PE: also in S61 2S61 2PF: also in S61 2S61 2PG: also in S61 2S61 2PJ: also in S61 2S61 2PL: also in S61 2S61 2PN: also in S61 2S61 2PP: also in S61 2S61 2PQ: also in S61 2S61 2PR: also in S61 2S61 2PS: also in S61 2S61 2PT: also in S61 2S61 2PU: also in S61 2S61 2PW: also in S61 2S61 2PX: also in S61 2S61 2PY: also in S61 2S61 2PZ: also in S61 2S61 2QA: also in S61 2S61 2QB: also in S61 2S61 2QD: also in S61 2S61 2QE: also in S61 2S61 2QF: also in S61 2S61 2QG: also in S61 2S61 2QH: also in S61 2S61 2QJ: also in S61 2S61 2QL: also in S61 2S61 2QN: also in S61 2S61 2QP: also in S61 2S61 2QQ: also in S61 2S61 2QR: also in S61 2S61 2QS: also in S61 2S61 2QT: also in S61 2S61 2QU: also in S61 2S61 2QW: also in S61 2S61 2RD: also in S61 2S61 2RH: also in S61 2S61 2RJ: also in S61 2S61 2RL: also in S61 2S61 2RN: also in S61 2S61 2RP: also in S61 2S61 2RQ: also in S61 2S61 2RR: also in S61 2S61 2RS: also in S61 2S61 2RT: also in S61 2S61 2RU: also in S61 2S61 2RW: also in S61 2S61 2RX: also in S61 2S61 2RY: also in S61 2S61 2RZ: also in S61 2S61 2SA: also in S61 2S61 2SB: also in S61 2S61 2SD: also in S61 2S61 2SE: also in S61 2S61 2SL: also in S61 2S61 2SN: also in S61 2S61 2SP: also in S61 2S61 2TB: also in S61 2S61 2TD: also in S61 2S61 2TE: also in S61 2S61 2TF: also in S61 2S61 2TJ: also in S61 2S61 2TL: also in S61 2S61 2TN: also in S61 2S61 2TP: also in S61 2S61 2TQ: also in S61 2S61 2TR: also in S61 2S61 2TS: also in S61 2S61 2TT: also in S61 2S61 2TU: also in S61 2S61 2TW: also in S61 2S61 2TX: also in S61 2S61 2TY: also in S61 2S61 2TZ: also in S61 2S61 2UA: also in S61 2S61 2UB: also in S61 2S61 2UD: also in S61 2S61 2UE: also in S61 2S61 2UF: also in S61 2S61 2UG: also in S61 2S61 2UH: also in S61 2S61 2UJ: also in S61 2S61 2UL: also in S61 2S61 2UN: also in S61 2S61 2UP: also in S61 2S61 2UQ: also in S61 2S61 2UR: also in S61 2S61 2US: also in S61 2S61 2UT: also in S61 2S61 2UW: also in S61 2S61 2UX: also in S61 2S61 2UY: also in S61 2S61 2WB: also in S61 2S61 2XA: also in S61 2 School 1.7 kmChapeltown station 2.4 kmEcclesfield School 2.8 kmSchool 3.1 km2 GP practices, 3.2 kmThorpe Hesley S61 2UU Map of S61 2UU and what is near it Map of S61 2UU: its centre point, with the 275 other postcodes in the S61 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.7 kmEcclesfield School 2.8 kmRotherham West S61 2UU
  • S61 2UU
  • Other postcodes in S61 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4649, longitude -1.4308)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S61 2UU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S61 2UU?

Every home and business at S61 2UU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

S61 2UU 100% Rotherham 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

S61 2UU 100% Rotherham Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at S61 2UU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S61 2UU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S61 2UU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S61 2UU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S61 2UU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Rotherham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S61 2UU: 2,370 properties in Rotherham are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Rotherham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of S61 2UU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S61 2UU?

Homes in S61 2 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 136 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£205,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £201,000 74 sales
  • Terraced £130,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £82,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole S61 district: a typical £170,000 from 302 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in S61 2UU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in S61 2UU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 December 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near S61 2UU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around S61 2UU. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (59%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S61 2UU

Band D in Rotherham for 2026‑27: £2,382. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,588 (band A) to £2,911 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,852.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,588
Band Babout 330 (54%)£1,852
Band Cabout 90 (15%)£2,117
Band Dabout 140 (23%)£2,382
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,911
Band Fwithheld£3,440
Band Gfewer than 5£3,969
Band Hfewer than 5£4,763

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 59% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rotherham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S61 2UU is in (ONS area E01007808), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S61 2UU?

The nearest open schools to S61 2UU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S61 2UU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to S61 2UU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S61 2UU is Chapeltown Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Chapeltown Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Elsecar Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sandpiper Road/Churchfield Road, 137 m away.

More stations near S61 2UU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near S61 2UU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S61 2UU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S61 2UU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S61 2UU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S61 2UU?

The nearest to the centre of S61 2UU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S61 2UU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S61 2UU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S61 2UU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S61 2UU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S61 2UU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S61 2UU?

The nearest vets to the centre of S61 2UU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S61 2UU in a conservation area?

The centre of S61 2UU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S61 2UU?

Police.uk records 21 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S61 2UU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Drugs1 report

Also: other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for S61 2UU

Ward
Keppel
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Thorpe Hesley
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 1985

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

S61 2UQ60 mS61 2UN70 mS61 2UW130 mS61 2UL150 mS61 2TU160 mS61 2TN220 m
All of S61

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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