United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Rotherham
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~265k · 123 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but challenging to earn in. Rotherham's median house price is 5.5 times median annual pay, a multiple that is below the regional median, but this is partly due to low weekly earnings of £671, which are lower than 8% of England authorities. Rent takes a manageable 23.3% of gross pay. However, the region's lowest rate of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, at 85.4%, and a deprivation score above the regional median suggest trade-offs. This suits those prioritising lower upfront housing costs over career progression or school quality.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Rotherham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,892/yr
Very low
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
House price
£191,996
Most affordable
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Rent
£678/mo
Most affordable
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,382/yr
Cheap
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
90.9/1k
High
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Deprivation
29.6
Most deprived
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Schools
84.3%
Concerning
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
123 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
102 of 121 (84.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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123 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 123 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.