Keppel Drive, Scholes, Rotherham

House prices, sold prices and local information for S61 2SX.

Average price (last 12 months)

£245,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£207,600

5 sales

Price range

£160k – £300k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Dec 2025

S61 2SX

At a glance

House prices£245k average18% above the Rotherham average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station43 min walkChapeltown station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Keppel Drive, Scholes, Rotherham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £245,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £207,600. That is 18% above the Rotherham average of £206,932 over the same period.

House prices on Keppel Drive compared

Keppel Drive£245,000

S61 postcode area£184,831

Rotherham£206,932

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all S61 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£207,600	18 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Keppel Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Keppel Drive S61 2SX	18 Dec 2025	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Keppel Drive S61 2SX	21 Nov 2025	£300,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Keppel Drive S61 2SX	31 Jan 2025	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Keppel Drive S61 2SX	25 Mar 2021	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Keppel Drive S61 2SX	4 May 2018	£218,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Keppel Drive

Crime

48 crimes were reported within about a mile of Keppel Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	15
Anti-social behaviour	11
Shoplifting	7
Vehicle crime	5
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Keppel Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Middle River Don catchment Flood alert area
Blackburn Brook Flood alert area
Blackburn Brook and its tributaries from Chapeltown to Wincobank Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Keppel Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Thorpe Hesley Primary School 580 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.8 mi
Redscope Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Roughwood Primary School 262 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.0 mi
Abbey School 238 pupils	Academy special sponsor led	5–19	Report	1.0 mi
St Bede's Catholic Primary School 347 pupils	Primary Catholic	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Blackburn Primary School 143 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	1.2 mi
Winterhill School 941 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.3 mi
Rockingham Junior and Infant School 315 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Chapeltown station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
Meadowhall station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Rotherham Central station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
Magna 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Upper Wortley Road/Louden Close (adj, Upper Wortley Road) 1 min walk
Upper Wortley Road/Kepppel Road (opp, Upper Wortley Road) 1 min walk
Upper Wortley Road/Hesley Grange (adj, Upper Wortley Road) 4 min walk
Upper Wortley Road/Admirals Crest (adj, Upper Wortley Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Thorpe Hesley Surgery
Sough Hall Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham · 0.9 mi
Shiregreen Medical Centre
492 Bellhouse Road, Sheffield · 1.6 mi
Greasbrough Medical Centre
Munsbrough Rise, Greasbrough, Rotherham · 2.0 mi
Ecclesfield Group Pract
96A Mill Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.8%	62.5%
Private rented	12.3%	20.3%
Social rented	3.9%	17.1%
Households	619

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,444

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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