Electoral wardE05013004
Keppel ward, Rotherham
Keppel is one of 25 electoral wards of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 13,644 residents in 5,884 households — 1,430 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rotherham constituency.
Residents, 202113,644council ward average 10,632
Households5,8842.32 residents per household
Density1,430/ km²about 9.54 km² · Rotherham 928
Aged 65+19.5%Rotherham: 19.6% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 676
5–96.1% · 836
10–157.2% · 982
16–194.4% · 604
20–244.9% · 667
25–3412.4% · 1,689
35–4917.9% · 2,444
50–6422.6% · 3,089
65–7411.3% · 1,545
75–845.8% · 786
85+2.4% · 326
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.6% · 1,327
1 car or van39.5% · 2,323
2 cars or vans28.6% · 1,682
3 or more9.4% · 552
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rotherham overall: 63.6% owned, 20.7% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright34.7% · 2,038
With mortgage29.8% · 1,751
Shared ownership0.1% · 6
Social rented24.9% · 1,466
Private rented10.1% · 595
Lives rent free0.4% · 24
Type of home
Detached house15.7% · 922
Semi-detached house54.4% · 3,200
Terraced house21.7% · 1,275
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 449
Converted house0.2% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013004- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 25
Other wards in the same constituency
BBoston Castle15.9% aged 65+ · 49.8% owned15,237BBrinsworth22.0% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned9,533DDalton & Thrybergh16.4% aged 65+ · 44.5% owned9,256GGreasbrough22.8% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned7,782RRother Vale10.1% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,614RRotherham East13.4% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned16,747RRotherham West16.5% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned14,619WWickersley North19.8% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned12,785
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.