Yorkshire and The Humber · Metropolitan district

Rotherham

2026/27 view

Rotherham · ONS E08000018

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

47/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 19 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover83
Debt burden21
Liquidity24
Debt direction45
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £661.24m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£23.83m 3.5%
Service expenditure £463.40m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£42.33m 10.1%
Unallocated reserves £25.00m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £463.40m
27.9%
2020/21: £362.38m 2021/22: £362.27m 2022/23: £385.51m 2023/24: £421.06m 2024/25: £463.40m
Net revenue expenditure £259.04m
24.4%
2020/21: £208.21m 2021/22: £202.56m 2022/23: £221.18m 2023/24: £240.12m 2024/25: £259.04m
Council Tax requirement £136.62m
19.4%
2020/21: £114.44m 2021/22: £117.45m 2022/23: £123.91m 2023/24: £130.26m 2024/25: £136.62m
Unallocated reserves £25.00m
0.0%
2020/21: £25.00m 2021/22: £25.00m 2022/23: £25.00m 2023/24: £25.00m 2024/25: £25.00m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads11.0%requiring maintenance investigation−2.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 34 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways3.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 38 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads3.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 21 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways3.0% red
Good 81.0%Amber 16.0%Red 3.0%
B & C roads3.0% red
Good 78.0%Amber 19.0%Red 3.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 3.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 2.0%2023/24: 3.0%2024/25: 3.0%2015/16: 6.0%2016/17: 7.0%2017/18: 5.0%2018/19: 4.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 3.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 2.0%2024/25: 3.0%2015/16: 24.0%2016/17: 23.0%2017/18: 23.0%2018/19: 23.0%2019/20: 22.0%2020/21: 19.0%2021/22: 16.0%2022/23: 14.0%2023/24: 13.0%2024/25: 11.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads5.2%111 km network
B, C & unclassified4.1%1,058 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing5.2%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Rotherham, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
47.1%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

2.2 percentage points vs 2023/24
25 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste458.8 kgper household−21.7 kg year on year
Waste collected381.8 kgper resident−8.4 kg year on year
Household waste106,056tonnes collected49,918 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

49,918 t recycled, composted or reused 56,138 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

47.1%
2015/16: 40.9%2016/17: 42.1%2017/18: 43.6%2018/19: 44.6%2019/20: 45.4%2020/21: 43.3%2021/22: 45.0%2022/23: 44.5%2023/24: 44.9%2024/25: 47.1%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Rotherham.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
129 Open schools
44,886 Pupils
50,501 School places
88.9% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Rotherham.

Attainment 8
41.8
Yorkshire and The Humber 44.5
England 46.1
4.3 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
38.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 43.9%
England 45.4%
7.1 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
29.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 38.2%
England 40.5%
11.1 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.18

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.3 18/19
48.1 19/20
48.9 20/21
47.0 21/22
43.2 22/23
42.0 23/24
41.8 24/25
Education context

Rotherham's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both Yorkshire and The Humber and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Rotherham, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£191,996
+ 32.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£34,713
+ 22.2% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Rotherham.

£683 / month
+ 3.8% in the last year
July 2026
Rotherham
£683
+ 3.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
£864
+ 5.0%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber £181 less per month
Compared with England £768 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Rotherham
5.53×
Yorkshire and The Humber
5.97×
England
7.64×
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received235this quarter+45 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided177this quarter+17 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
88.7%approved
Overall approval rate157 granted20 refused+4.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

100.0%
Rank 1 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.0 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major7100.0%100.0% Minor4082.5%100.0% Other13090.0%100.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2232024 Q3: 2302024 Q4: 2202025 Q1: 2632025 Q2: 1882025 Q3: 1762025 Q4: 1902026 Q1: 2352024 Q2: 2412024 Q3: 2082024 Q4: 2352025 Q1: 2042025 Q2: 2222025 Q3: 1912025 Q4: 1602026 Q1: 177
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

139%
Required1,666homes over three years
Delivered2,313homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Rotherham, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 25,747 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 93.1 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 1.7% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Rotherham Your council
93.1 + 1.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region
96.1 − 3.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Rotherham has a recorded crime rate 3.1% below Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 11.5% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

South Yorkshire
Violence 10,269
37.1 per 1,000 + 4.9%
Theft 7,367
26.6 per 1,000 + 1.6%
Public order 2,331
8.4 per 1,000 − 4.8%
Criminal damage 2,299
8.3 per 1,000 − 4.3%
Shoplifting 2,551
9.2 per 1,000 + 28.3%
Vehicle offences 1,716
6.2 per 1,000 − 7.2%
Burglary 1,341
4.8 per 1,000 − 12.6%
Drug offences 749
2.7 per 1,000 − 9.8%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Rotherham.

129 schools
Open schools 129
Pupils 44,886
School places 50,501
Capacity used 88.9%
Primary 96 schools
24,084 pupils
Secondary 17 schools
18,838 pupils
Other / specialist 11 schools
1,509 pupils
Nursery 3 schools
455 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 16
12.4% of open schools
Previous full framework 77
59.7% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 30
23.3% of open schools
No Ofsted record 6
4.7% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

16 schools assessed
Achievement 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 5
Strong standard 3
Attendance & behaviour 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 5
Needs attention 3
Curriculum & teaching 16 assessed
Expected standard 10
Needs attention 3
Strong standard 3
Inclusion 16 assessed
Expected standard 10
Strong standard 5
Needs attention 1
Leadership & governance 16 assessed
Expected standard 11
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 1
Personal development 16 assessed
Expected standard 12
Strong standard 4
Safeguarding 16 assessed
Met 16
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 42
Requires improvement 10
Inadequate 2
Not judged 21
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Anston Brook Primary School URN 144325 · S25 4DN Primary 160 210 Renewed framework
Anston Greenlands Primary School URN 141537 · S25 4HD Primary 211 210 Ungraded inspection
Anston Hillcrest Primary School URN 146467 · S25 5GR Primary 237 252 Not judged
Anston Park Infant School URN 145095 · S25 2QZ Primary 155 180 Ungraded inspection
Anston Park Junior School URN 150959 · S25 2QZ Primary 206 300 Requires improvement
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School URN 141590 · S26 2BL Primary 176 236 Good
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School URN 106859 · S13 9ZD Primary 206 210 Outstanding
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School URN 143054 · S26 2AX Primary 288 315 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 276,595 2024
Yorkshire and The Humber region 5,672,962
Rotherham represents 4.88% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+10,604 residents ↑ 4.0%
2019: 265,991 residents2020: 265,593 residents2021: 266,173 residents2022: 268,707 residents2023: 272,648 residents2024: 276,595 residents
Rotherham +4.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber +3.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Rotherham's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the Yorkshire and The Humber and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Rotherham?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Rotherham compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.8 years
2.2 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.9 years
1.9 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.6
5.3 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
55.1
6.2 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
188.4 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
77.6 per 100,000
England 71.5
Similar
Cancer 2025
149.4 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
24.8 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
44.4 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
13.3 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Rotherham 13.5% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Rotherham 72.5% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Rotherham 64.5% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Rotherham 655.4 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
28.3%
Rotherham 28.3% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
40.5%
Rotherham 40.5% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
51.6%
Rotherham 51.6% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
90.2%
Rotherham 90.2% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
73.6%
Rotherham 73.6% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Better
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
88.8 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.6%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Rotherham?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 42,686 15.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +8.5% +3,357 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +177 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Rotherham LOCAL AUTHORITY
15.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber REGION
13.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
42,686 38,718 34,750
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.5 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 7.0 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

37.6%
12.1 6.7
2011: 12.06 µg/m³ 2012: 11.25 µg/m³ 2013: 11.96 µg/m³ 2014: 11.43 µg/m³ 2015: 8.86 µg/m³ 2016: 8.80 µg/m³ 2017: 7.60 µg/m³ 2018: 7.99 µg/m³ 2019: 9.59 µg/m³ 2020: 6.66 µg/m³ 2021: 7.02 µg/m³ 2022: 6.90 µg/m³ 2023: 7.40 µg/m³ 2024: 7.52 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 37.6%
5 years ↓ 21.6%
10 years ↓ 34.2%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 1.4 – 15.8 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 8.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 5.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 5.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 5.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 5.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 6.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 8.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 9.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 15.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 6.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 2.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 2.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 2.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 1.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 1.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 2.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 3.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 7.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 12.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 9.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 7.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 10.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 9.6 µg/m³
Rotherham East Dene Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.6% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£463.40m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£259.04m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£136.62m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£25.00m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,675
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 13.4% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Adult social care Gross £167.30m · Income £31.56m
£135.74m
Education Gross £138.23m · Income £8.21m
£130.02m
Children's social care Gross £94.18m · Income £3.65m
£90.53m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £35.91m · Income £9.82m
£26.10m
Central services Gross £65.60m · Income £41.15m
£24.45m
Public health Gross £21.67m · Income £171.0k
£21.50m
Culture and related services Gross £22.52m · Income £5.69m
£16.83m
Highways and transport Gross £12.74m · Income £5.32m
£7.42m
Housing Gross £10.56m · Income £5.09m
£5.47m
Planning and development Gross £10.12m · Income £4.78m
£5.34m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£136.62m
Retained business rates£95.31m
Revenue Support Grant£18.82m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £25.00m
Closing £25.00m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£708.94m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£47.70m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£661.24m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£2,391 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £2,391
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 62.9% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£23.83m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£23.83m −3.5%
Change across the series +£56.81m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£459.94m
Other longer-term borrowing£147.00m
Short-term borrowing£102.00m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£17.20m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.74% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£930,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£165.91m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£17.20m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 37.2%
+ £4.67m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£12.54m 2021/22 £13.91m 2022/23 £14.85m 2023/24 £15.73m 2024/25 £17.20m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£17.20m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £5.84m

34.0% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £11.36m

66.0% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.74%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.14 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Rotherhammhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Rotherhammhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Rotherhammhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Rotherhamdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Rotherham MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Rotherhammhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Rotherhammhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.