Typical 3-bedroom house£218kmost £180k–£268k
Houses per m²£2,889flats £2,067
Sold last year1881,458 in five years
Prices in Rotherham+1.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S26 sold for £217,902 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £179,779 and £268,166, for about 86 m² of space. That is 11% less than the same home across Sheffield (£244,000).
188 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £116k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S26 6 (£2,553) and the most in S26 1 (£3,363).
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 £994 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £44,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.
Questions about S26
Is S26 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% less than across Sheffield; 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 below it (42.5% against 43.8%); 188 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 S26?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S26 sold for £217,902 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £179,779 and £268,166.
Is S26 expensive for Sheffield?
A 3-bedroom house in S26 costs 11% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sheffield (£244,000).
How many homes sell in S26 each year?
188 homes sold in the last year and 1,458 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near S26?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wales Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S26?
For a 3-bedroom house, S13 (£195k, 6 km), S65 (£176k, 10 km), S9 (£161k, 10 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.