Postcode S26 5LQ (Rotherham)

The postcode S26 5LQ is located in Rotherham, in the county of South Yorkshire. It was introduced in June 1997 and is an active postcode. S26 5LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

S26 5LQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of S26 5LQ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to S26 5LQ is Church Street which is centered 27 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Wales Road/Church Street and is 249 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.99 km away at Westfield (South Yorkshire Supertram) The closest railway station is Kiveton Bridge Rail Station, 1.2 km away.

The closest primary school to S26 5LQ (for ages 11 and under) is Wales Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 22, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Wales High School. The last OFSTED inspection on May 2, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of S26 5LQ is Welbeck Sailing Club and is 13.25 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 50.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 1.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S26 5LQ is covered by the South Yorkshire police force association and Rotherham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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