Hoober is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, situated in South Yorkshire. It mixes suburban housing with former mining communities on the edge of the post‑industrial landscapes of the Dearne Valley, so you get a blend of compact residential streets, pockets of green space and views that still show the scars and character of the region’s industrial past.
Historically shaped by coal and heavy industry, the ward has seen steady regeneration efforts: new housing, community projects and improvements to local facilities sit alongside a strong sense of local identity. Residents tend to rely on nearby town centres for jobs and services, with reasonable road links into Rotherham and Sheffield, and local groups often focus on heritage, environment and social initiatives to tackle long‑standing economic challenges.
Postcode districts covering Hoober
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 8 miles12.8 km
- Leeds 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Mansfield 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Huddersfield 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Rotherham 4 miles6.4 km
- Doncaster 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Chesterfield 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Wakefield 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Barnsley 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Castleford 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Morley 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Dewsbury 17 miles27.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wentworth Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hemingfield Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hoyland Milton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brampton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Jump Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Hoyland Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Thorpe Hesley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Keppel Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Wath upon Dearne Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Greasbrough Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Hoober
S63 6QJ, S73 0TH, S73 0XE, S73 0XQ, S63 6QB, S62 7UT, S63 6QW, S62 7RG, S73 0XW … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.4 miles45.7 km
- Rockingham Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Elsecar Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Hoober Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 2.5 miles4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Crow Inn 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Crowne Plaza - Sheffield 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Hoober
- Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Primary
- Brampton Ellis C of E Primary School Primary
- Highfield Farm Primary School Primary
- Wath C of E Primary School Primary
- Wentworth C of E Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 5 miles8 km
- Oakwell Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 8 miles12.9 km
- University of Sheffield University 8.1 miles13 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.6 miles17 km