Rotherham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£296,313

Semi-detached

£188,365

Terraced

£150,703

Flat or maisonette

£101,263

First-time buyers

£171,614

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  253,674 in 1991 → 276,595 in 2024 (+9.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £108,954 in 2005 → £191,496 in 2026 (+75.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £343 in 2008 → £576 in 2025 (+68.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.9% in 2004 → 67.1% in 2023 (−8.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.3% in 2001 → 3.9% in 2025 (+18.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,459 in 1997 → £20,481 in 2024 (+142.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Rotherham; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.7% (January 2026) · 27th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.5× earnings (April 2025) · 45th lowest of 316
• Business births · Economy & work11.5% (2024) · 107th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 133rd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work67.1% (2023) · 327th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work28.7% (2023) · 322nd lowest of 348
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing26.7% (2024/25) · 271st lowest of 292
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing40.8 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 261st lowest of 292

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.8 years · England 80.0 · 122nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.9 years · England 83.8 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)55.6 years · England 60.9 · 131st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.1 years · England 61.3 · 135th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)393.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 119th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)13.5% · England 10.4 · 125th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)72.5% · England 64.6 · 137th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.9% · England 68.3 · 130th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.8 score · England 46.0 · 142nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.4% · England 5.8 · 89th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)27.3% · England 19.8 · 127th lowest of 153