Greasborough
Rotherham 009 · 6 sub-areas · 8,023 residents
Rotherham 009 is a residential neighbourhood within Rotherham, home to around 8,000 people and notably affordable even by South Yorkshire standards. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £608 a month — well below the UK national median — and you can save a deposit in roughly two and a half years. The trade-off is that nearby school quality sits noticeably below the national average.
Greasborough is a commuter neighbourhood within Rotherham — train into Sheffield runs in around 48 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Greasborough?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £678 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Greasborough in Rotherham
Living in Greasborough
This part of Rotherham is a settled, mostly residential area where owner-occupiers and social housing tenants make up the bulk of residents. It doesn't have the buzz of a city-centre neighbourhood — there's no thriving high street on every corner — but it offers genuine affordability and easy access to green space, with the nearest park or green area less than 300 metres away on average.
Rent here is among the lower end you'll find anywhere in England. At around £608 a month for a two-bedroom home, you're paying roughly half the UK national median for that size of property. That gap is real money — potentially hundreds of pounds a month you can redirect elsewhere. Purchase prices follow a similar pattern: the median sale price sits at around £151,500, which is accessible by most measures outside London and the South East.
The population skews older than many urban neighbourhoods. Around a quarter of residents are aged 50–64, and nearly as many are 65 or over. Single-person households account for over four in ten homes, which is a significant share and shapes the character of the area — it's quieter, more settled, less transient than student or young-professional districts. The degree-qualified share, at around 16%, is below the national average, reflecting the area's working-class roots.
Social housing is a notable feature here: roughly four in ten households are in the social-rented sector, which is well above typical urban levels and shapes the tenure mix substantially. Owner-occupation sits at about 47%, with private renting making up the remaining 11% — a relatively small private-rented share compared to most English neighbourhoods.
For transport, most residents drive — around two thirds of workers commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.8 km away (about a 35-minute walk, though most would drive or take a bus). See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Rotherham 009 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. It's genuinely affordable — two-bedroom rents around £608 a month and a deposit savings window of about two and a half years — and green space is close at hand. It's quieter and more settled than city-centre areas. The trade-offs are higher-than-average crime and below-average school quality within catchment distance.
- What is the rent in Rotherham 009?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £482 a month, a two-bedroom around £608, and a three-bedroom around £734. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 5% in the past year.
- Is Rotherham 009 safe?
- Crime runs at around 139 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — noticeably above the UK national rate of roughly 80. The area sits in the second-lowest deprivation decile nationally, which correlates with higher crime. Check police.uk for street-level data on specific roads you're considering.
- What's the commute from Rotherham 009 to Rotherham centre?
- Most residents drive — around two thirds commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.8 km away (about a 35-minute walk, though most drive or take a bus). Public transport accounts for only around 8% of commuter journeys from this area.
- Who lives in Rotherham 009?
- Mostly older, settled residents — nearly a quarter are aged 50–64 and a similar share are 65 or over. Single-person households make up over four in ten homes. Around 41% are in social housing, and owner-occupiers account for roughly 47%. It's a low-turnover, working-class neighbourhood with a small private-rented sector.
- What schools are near Rotherham 009?
- There are 46 schools within 2km, but around 55% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 3.2 km away. It's worth researching individual schools carefully; use Rotherham Council's school finder for current catchment boundaries.
- Is Rotherham 009 affordable to buy in?
- Yes — the median sale price is around £151,500, and a typical renter can save a deposit in about two and a half years. That's one of the more accessible timescales in Yorkshire and well below what you'd face in most southern cities.