Electoral wardE05013012
Sitwell ward, Rotherham
Sitwell is one of 25 electoral wards of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 12,651 residents in 5,256 households — 1,005 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rother Valley constituency.
Residents, 202112,651council ward average 10,632
Households5,2562.41 residents per household
Density1,005/ km²about 12.59 km² · Rotherham 928
Aged 65+25.0%Rotherham: 19.6% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 593
5–95.3% · 669
10–156.8% · 866
16–194.3% · 548
20–244.5% · 574
25–3410.3% · 1,302
35–4917.7% · 2,240
50–6421.3% · 2,700
65–7411.8% · 1,496
75–849.1% · 1,146
85+4.1% · 517
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.8% · 725
1 car or van38.4% · 2,020
2 cars or vans35.4% · 1,860
3 or more12.4% · 652
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rotherham overall: 63.6% owned, 20.7% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright46.4% · 2,437
With mortgage34.9% · 1,836
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented9.1% · 479
Private rented9.4% · 496
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house20.5% · 1,079
Semi-detached house68.7% · 3,610
Terraced house5.6% · 295
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 233
Converted house0.4% · 20
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013012- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 25
Parishes in the ward
Whiston
Other wards in the same constituency
AAnston & Woodsetts27.7% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned12,006AAston & Todwick25.6% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned9,512AAughton & Swallownest19.2% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned8,328DDinnington19.7% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned12,375HHellaby & Maltby West22.9% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned7,906MMaltby East17.6% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned9,477TThurcroft & Wickersley South22.4% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned10,034WWales21.0% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned9,435
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.