Library Close, Rotherham

House prices, sold prices and local information for S61 4HR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£107,500

2 sales

Price range

£80k – £135k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 Oct 2019

S61 4HR

At a glance

House prices£108k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station35 min walkRotherham Central station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Library Close, Rotherham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 30 Oct 2019. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £107,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Library Close compared

S61 postcode area£184,831

Rotherham£206,932

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Library Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S61 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£107,500	30 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Library Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
10, Library Close S61 4HR	6 Aug 2021	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Library Close S61 4HR	30 Oct 2019	£135,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Library Close S61 4HR	17 Jan 2019	£80,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
3, Library Close	£80,000 (Jan 2019) → £135,000 (Oct 2019)	+69% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Library Close

Crime

156 crimes were reported within about a mile of Library Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	56
Anti-social behaviour	23
Criminal damage & arson	16
Public order	14
Vehicle crime	13
Burglary	11

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

Flood risk

Library Close is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

Middle River Don catchment Flood alert 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 Library Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Rockingham Junior and Infant School 315 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Wingfield Academy 990 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Greasbrough Primary School 271 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Roughwood Primary School 262 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.7 mi
Redscope Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Thornhill Primary School 316 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Primary School 347 pupils	Primary Catholic	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Winterhill School 941 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.5 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

Rotherham Central station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
Meadowhall station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Chapeltown station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
Parkgate 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Rotherham Station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Whitehall Road/Library Close (opp, Whitehall Road) 1 min walk
Whitehall Road/Library Close (adj, Whitehall Road) 1 min walk
Wingfield Road/Robinets Road (nr, Wingfield Road) 3 min walk
Wingfield Road/Loy Close (nr, Wingfield Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Greasbrough Medical Centre
Munsbrough Rise, Greasbrough, Rotherham · 0.5 mi
Greenside Surgery
Greenside, Greasbrough, Rotherham · 0.5 mi
Woodstock Bower Group Practice
1 Kimberworth Road, Rotherham · 1.6 mi
High Street Surgery
High Street, Rawmarsh, Rotherham · 1.6 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 2 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	48.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.0%	20.3%
Social rented	41.8%	17.1%
Households	608

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,236

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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