"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Rotherham.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Rotherham.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 40671% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 31819% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 59493% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 23289% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 23545% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1373% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 5374% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 12354% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 12262% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 17035% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 40799% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 60502% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 169218% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 70610% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 72496% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 5985% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 5607% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 2132% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 850% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 22.55%Social rented 2013: 22.48%Social rented 2014: 22.46%Social rented 2015: 22.47%Social rented 2016: 22.27%Social rented 2017: 22.12%Social rented 2018: 21.91%Social rented 2019: 21.76%Social rented 2020: 21.44%Social rented 2021: 21.43%Private rented 2012: 13.26%Private rented 2013: 13.82%Private rented 2014: 14.24%Private rented 2015: 14.67%Private rented 2016: 14.85%Private rented 2017: 14.65%Private rented 2018: 14.47%Private rented 2019: 14.17%Private rented 2020: 14.14%Private rented 2021: 14.32%Owned outright 2012: 30.91%Owned outright 2013: 30.95%Owned outright 2014: 31.26%Owned outright 2015: 31.75%Owned outright 2016: 32.28%Owned outright 2017: 32.95%Owned outright 2018: 33.47%Owned outright 2019: 33.77%Owned outright 2020: 35.53%Owned outright 2021: 37.13%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 33.28%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 32.75%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 32.04%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 31.10%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 30.60%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.28%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 30.15%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 30.31%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 28.89%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 27.12%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)-50010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£99 for Single room rentals.£-13 for One bedroom rentals.£-9 for Two bedroom rentals.£-13 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Rotherham.

Dataset

House Prices
Rotherham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kRotherham 1995-12-01: 41500Rotherham 1996-03-01: 42000Rotherham 1996-06-01: 41950Rotherham 1996-09-01: 42497.5Rotherham 1996-12-01: 42500Rotherham 1997-03-01: 43000Rotherham 1997-06-01: 43000Rotherham 1997-09-01: 43000Rotherham 1997-12-01: 43000Rotherham 1998-03-01: 43000Rotherham 1998-06-01: 43000Rotherham 1998-09-01: 43000Rotherham 1998-12-01: 43500Rotherham 1999-03-01: 44000Rotherham 1999-06-01: 45000Rotherham 1999-09-01: 46500Rotherham 1999-12-01: 47950Rotherham 2000-03-01: 47995Rotherham 2000-06-01: 48000Rotherham 2000-09-01: 48500Rotherham 2000-12-01: 49000Rotherham 2001-03-01: 49950Rotherham 2001-06-01: 50500Rotherham 2001-09-01: 52000Rotherham 2001-12-01: 53000Rotherham 2002-03-01: 54950Rotherham 2002-06-01: 56675Rotherham 2002-09-01: 59500Rotherham 2002-12-01: 60000Rotherham 2003-03-01: 64950Rotherham 2003-06-01: 67000Rotherham 2003-09-01: 70000Rotherham 2003-12-01: 75000Rotherham 2004-03-01: 78575Rotherham 2004-06-01: 84950Rotherham 2004-09-01: 88000Rotherham 2004-12-01: 91000Rotherham 2005-03-01: 95000Rotherham 2005-06-01: 98500Rotherham 2005-09-01: 102000Rotherham 2005-12-01: 106500Rotherham 2006-03-01: 110000Rotherham 2006-06-01: 112995Rotherham 2006-09-01: 115000Rotherham 2006-12-01: 117000Rotherham 2007-03-01: 118000Rotherham 2007-06-01: 119950Rotherham 2007-09-01: 120000Rotherham 2007-12-01: 124000Rotherham 2008-03-01: 123500Rotherham 2008-06-01: 124000Rotherham 2008-09-01: 123000Rotherham 2008-12-01: 120000Rotherham 2009-03-01: 120000Rotherham 2009-06-01: 115000Rotherham 2009-09-01: 115000Rotherham 2009-12-01: 117000Rotherham 2010-03-01: 115000Rotherham 2010-06-01: 117945Rotherham 2010-09-01: 119995Rotherham 2010-12-01: 119950Rotherham 2011-03-01: 120000Rotherham 2011-06-01: 117250Rotherham 2011-09-01: 115000Rotherham 2011-12-01: 115000Rotherham 2012-03-01: 114000Rotherham 2012-06-01: 115500Rotherham 2012-09-01: 117995Rotherham 2012-12-01: 119000Rotherham 2013-03-01: 119995Rotherham 2013-06-01: 120000Rotherham 2013-09-01: 122500Rotherham 2013-12-01: 125000Rotherham 2014-03-01: 125000Rotherham 2014-06-01: 125000Rotherham 2014-09-01: 125000Rotherham 2014-12-01: 125000Rotherham 2015-03-01: 125000Rotherham 2015-06-01: 129312.5Rotherham 2015-09-01: 130000Rotherham 2015-12-01: 131000Rotherham 2016-03-01: 130000Rotherham 2016-06-01: 130750Rotherham 2016-09-01: 134950Rotherham 2016-12-01: 132995Rotherham 2017-03-01: 135000Rotherham 2017-06-01: 132000Rotherham 2017-09-01: 133245Rotherham 2017-12-01: 134950Rotherham 2018-03-01: 135000Rotherham 2018-06-01: 137500Rotherham 2018-09-01: 138000Rotherham 2018-12-01: 140000Rotherham 2019-03-01: 140000Rotherham 2019-06-01: 140000Rotherham 2019-09-01: 140000Rotherham 2019-12-01: 140000Rotherham 2020-03-01: 145000Rotherham 2020-06-01: 145000Rotherham 2020-09-01: 145947.5Rotherham 2020-12-01: 153000Rotherham 2021-03-01: 159000Rotherham 2021-06-01: 163000Rotherham 2021-09-01: 166000Rotherham 2021-12-01: 165000Rotherham 2022-03-01: 166000Rotherham 2022-06-01: 165000Rotherham 2022-09-01: 166312.5Rotherham 2022-12-01: 171500Rotherham 2023-03-01: 174000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Rotherham.

Dataset

Rotherham
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Rotherham bed1: 453Rotherham bed2: 541Rotherham bed3: 597Rotherham bed4plus: 936Rotherham room: 393Rotherham studio: 426Rotherham total: 578

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Rotherham, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Rotherham. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Rotherham. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Rotherham. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Rotherham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01000015000200005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 14245Working-age 2023-03-31: 14122Working-age 2022-12-31: 14202Working-age 2022-09-30: 14246Working-age 2022-06-30: 14392Working-age 2022-03-31: 14391Working-age 2021-12-31: 14509Working-age 2021-09-30: 14608Working-age 2021-06-30: 14467Working-age 2021-03-31: 14418Working-age 2020-12-31: 14088Working-age 2020-09-30: 13993Working-age 2020-06-30: 14085Working-age 2020-03-31: 13197Working-age 2019-12-31: 13261Working-age 2019-09-30: 13311Working-age 2019-06-30: 13338Working-age 2019-03-31: 13331Working-age 2018-12-31: 13322Working-age 2018-09-30: 13669Working-age 2018-06-30: 13991Working-age 2018-03-31: 14802Working-age 2017-12-31: 14778Working-age 2017-09-30: 14997Working-age 2017-06-30: 15192Working-age 2017-03-31: 15303Working-age 2016-12-31: 15100Working-age 2016-09-30: 15030Working-age 2016-06-30: 15187Working-age 2016-03-31: 15577Pensioners 2023-06-30: 8612Pensioners 2023-03-31: 8671Pensioners 2022-12-31: 8724Pensioners 2022-09-30: 8744Pensioners 2022-06-30: 8764Pensioners 2022-03-31: 8760Pensioners 2021-12-31: 8844Pensioners 2021-09-30: 8925Pensioners 2021-06-30: 8989Pensioners 2021-03-31: 9028Pensioners 2020-12-31: 9124Pensioners 2020-09-30: 9249Pensioners 2020-06-30: 9328Pensioners 2020-03-31: 9465Pensioners 2019-12-31: 9591Pensioners 2019-09-30: 9689Pensioners 2019-06-30: 9763Pensioners 2019-03-31: 9896Pensioners 2018-12-31: 10051Pensioners 2018-09-30: 10189Pensioners 2018-06-30: 10298Pensioners 2018-03-31: 10441Pensioners 2017-12-31: 10648Pensioners 2017-09-30: 10749Pensioners 2017-06-30: 10883Pensioners 2017-03-31: 11040Pensioners 2016-12-31: 11146Pensioners 2016-09-30: 11285Pensioners 2016-06-30: 11416Pensioners 2016-03-31: 11598