Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Rotherham East at a glance

House prices
£135,000
Lower prices3rd percentile
Schools
71st percentile
Middle
Transport
71st percentile
Middle
Crime rate
147.4 per 1,000 residents
Weak9th percentile
Flood risk
8.6% of the area in flood zones
Middle66th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Rotherham East a good place to live?

Rotherham East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rotherham below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Rotherham East

Crime rate

Crime rate
147.4 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
9th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Rotherham East

House prices

Median sale price
£135,000
Percentile
3rd percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 66 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Rotherham East

Schools

71st percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Rotherham East

Flood risk

8.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.4% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Rotherham East

Transport

71st percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Rotherham East a good place to live?

Rotherham East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Rotherham East safe?

Rotherham East ranks in the 9th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Rotherham East?

The median sale price was £135,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 3rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Rotherham East?

Schools rank in the 71st percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Rotherham East?

Nearby public profiles include Maltby East in Rotherham and Rawmarsh East in Rotherham.