S81 8PT postcode in Rotherham, England

S81 8PT is a postcode in Rotherham, in the Anston & Woodsetts ward. It is in the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since November 2004.

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 can get it. Rotherham: 97% Typical price £278,000 Homes sold in S81 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Shireoaks 950 m in a straight line

Where S81 8PT is, and what is near it

Map of S81 8PT and what is near it Map of S81 8PT: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. S81 8BB: also in S81 8S81 8BE: also in S81 8S81 8BH: also in S81 8S81 8BL: also in S81 8S81 8FE: also in S81 8S81 8LL: also in S81 8S81 8LP: also in S81 8S81 8LQ: also in S81 8S81 8LR: also in S81 8S81 8LW: also in S81 8S81 8NE: also in S81 8S81 8NF: also in S81 8S81 8NG: also in S81 8S81 8NH: also in S81 8S81 8NJ: also in S81 8S81 8NL: also in S81 8S81 8NN: also in S81 8S81 8NR: also in S81 8S81 8NS: also in S81 8S81 8NT: also in S81 8S81 8NU: also in S81 8S81 8NW: also in S81 8S81 8NX: also in S81 8S81 8PA: also in S81 8S81 8PB: also in S81 8S81 8PD: also in S81 8S81 8PE: also in S81 8S81 8PF: also in S81 8S81 8PH: also in S81 8S81 8PL: also in S81 8S81 8PR: also in S81 8S81 8PS: also in S81 8S81 8PW: also in S81 8S81 8PX: also in S81 8S81 8PY: also in S81 8S81 8QS: also in S81 8S81 8QT: also in S81 8S81 8QU: also in S81 8S81 8WE: also in S81 8S81 8WF: also in S81 8S81 8WG: also in S81 8 School 1.8 kmKiveton Park station 4.1 kmGP 4.2 kmNewgate Medical Group 4.9 kmShireoaks S81 8PT Map of S81 8PT and what is near it Map of S81 8PT: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.8 kmKiveton Park station 4.1 kmGP 4.2 kmNewgate Medical Group 4.9 kmWorksop North West S81 8PT
  • S81 8PT
  • Other postcodes in S81 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.3298, longitude -1.1794)

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 S81 8PT?

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 8PT?

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

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Rotherham: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Rotherham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Rotherham.

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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 8PT?

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

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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 8PT 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 8PT.

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 8PT: 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 8PT 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 8PT?

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 8PT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S81 8PT from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8PT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around S81 8PT. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). 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 8PT

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 £4,763 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,852.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (15%)£1,588
Band Babout 290 (34%)£1,852
Band Cabout 180 (21%)£2,117
Band Dabout 110 (13%)£2,382
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£2,911
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,440
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,969
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,763

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 S81 8PT is in (ONS area E01007664), 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 8PT?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of S81 8PT is Shireoaks Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Shireoaks Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Kiveton Park Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near S81 8PT, 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 8PT?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S81 8PT 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 8PT?

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

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 8PT?

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

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

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

The centre of S81 8PT is in one area with planning rules of its 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 8PT?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S81 8PT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime6 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: drugs 1, 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 S81 8PT

Ward
Anston & Woodsetts
Parish
North and South Anston
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2004

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

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

S81 8NR520 mS80 3LA600 mS81 8NW640 mS81 8QT720 mS81 8QS750 mS81 8QU780 m
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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