S81 8AU postcode in Rotherham, England

S81 8AU is a postcode in Rotherham, in the Dinnington ward. It is in the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses at S81 8AU can get it Across Rotherham: 97% Typical price £278,000 Homes sold in S81 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Shireoaks 4.1 km in a straight line

Where S81 8AU is, and what is near it

Map of S81 8AU and what is near it Map of S81 8AU: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the S81 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. S81 8AH: also in S81 8S81 8AS: also in S81 8S81 8AT: also in S81 8S81 8AX: also in S81 8S81 8BJ: also in S81 8S81 8BX: also in S81 8S81 8BY: also in S81 8S81 8DA: also in S81 8S81 8DB: also in S81 8S81 8DD: also in S81 8S81 8DE: also in S81 8S81 8DF: also in S81 8S81 8DG: also in S81 8S81 8DJ: also in S81 8S81 8DL: also in S81 8S81 8DR: also in S81 8S81 8QA: also in S81 8S81 8QB: also in S81 8S81 8QD: also in S81 8S81 8QE: also in S81 8S81 8QF: also in S81 8S81 8QG: also in S81 8S81 8QH: also in S81 8S81 8QJ: also in S81 8S81 8QL: also in S81 8S81 8QN: also in S81 8S81 8QP: also in S81 8S81 8QQ: also in S81 8S81 8QR: also in S81 8S81 8QW: also in S81 8S81 8RA: also in S81 8S81 8RB: also in S81 8S81 8RD: also in S81 8S81 8RF: also in S81 8S81 8RG: also in S81 8S81 8RH: also in S81 8S81 8RJ: also in S81 8S81 8RL: also in S81 8S81 8RN: also in S81 8S81 8RP: also in S81 8S81 8RQ: also in S81 8S81 8RR: also in S81 8S81 8RS: also in S81 8S81 8RT: also in S81 8S81 8RU: also in S81 8S81 8RW: also in S81 8S81 8RX: also in S81 8S81 8RY: also in S81 8S81 8RZ: also in S81 8S81 8SA: also in S81 8S81 8SB: also in S81 8S81 8SD: also in S81 8S81 8SF: also in S81 8S81 8SG: also in S81 8S81 8SJ: also in S81 8S81 8SL: also in S81 8S81 8SN: also in S81 8S81 8SP: also in S81 8S81 8SQ: also in S81 8S81 8SR: also in S81 8S81 8SS: also in S81 8S81 8SU: also in S81 8 School 3.0 km2 schools, 3.1–3.3 kmGP 4.0 kmKiveton Park station 5.8 kmGP 6.1 kmVillage Surgery 6.9 kmWoodsetts S81 8AU Map of S81 8AU and what is near it Map of S81 8AU: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the S81 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.0 km3 places, 3.1–6.9 kmKiveton Park station 5.8 kmWoodsetts S81 8AU
  • S81 8AU
  • Other postcodes in S81 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3614, longitude -1.1630)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S81 8AU?

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 S81 8AU?

Every home and business at S81 8AU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

S81 8AU 0% Rotherham 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

S81 8AU 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 S81 8AU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S81 8AU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S81 8AU 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 S81 8AU 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 S81 8AU.

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 S81 8AU: 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 S81 8AU 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 S81 8AU?

Homes in S81 8 sold for a typical £278,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£278,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 75 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole S81 district: a typical £224,998 from 484 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 S81 8AU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in S81 8AU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 June 2025. 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 S81 8AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around S81 8AU. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (27%). 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 S81 8AU

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 £3,969 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,588.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 300 (33%)£1,588
Band Babout 210 (23%)£1,852
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,117
Band Dabout 120 (13%)£2,382
Band Eabout 80 (9%)£2,911
Band Fabout 70 (8%)£3,440
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£3,969
Band Hwithheld£4,763

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

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 S81 8AU is in (ONS area E01007788), 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 S81 8AU?

The nearest open schools to S81 8AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S81 8AU is Shireoaks Rail Station, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Shireoaks Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Kiveton Park Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Woodsetts Road/Rotherham Baulk, 125 m away.

More stations near S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S81 8AU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 S81 8AU?

The nearest to the centre of S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

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 S81 8AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S81 8AU, 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 S81 8AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of S81 8AU 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 S81 8AU in a conservation area?

The centre of S81 8AU is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 S81 8AU?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S81 8AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

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 S81 8AU

Ward
Dinnington
Parish
Gildingwells
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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.

S81 8AX480 mS81 8DB490 mS81 8BJ570 mS81 8AT960 mS81 8QR1.1 kmS81 8QP1.1 km
All of S81

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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