Typical 3-bedroom house£173kmost £140k–£214k
Houses per m²£2,267flats £1,475
Sold last year2351,668 in five years
Prices in Rotherham+1.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S61 sold for £172,903 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £140,434 and £213,847, for about 84 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Rotherham (£179,000).
235 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £69k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S61 1 (£1,927) and the most in S61 2 (£2,659).
Across Rotherham, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 23.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £743 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £788 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about S61
Is S61 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Rotherham; prices in Rotherham are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (52.4% against 43.8%); 235 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in S61?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S61 sold for £172,903 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £140,434 and £213,847.
Is S61 expensive for Rotherham?
A 3-bedroom house in S61 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Rotherham (£179,000).
How many homes sell in S61 each year?
235 homes sold in the last year and 1,668 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near S61?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Roughwood Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S61?
For a 3-bedroom house, S4 (£122k, 6 km), S3 (£147k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.