Keppel is an inner‑urban ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, lying close to the town centre and main transport links. It mixes Victorian terraces and post‑war housing with pockets of light industry and local retail, making it a practical residential area for commuters and local workers.
Like much of Rotherham, Keppel has roots in the coal, steel and engineering trades, and recent years have seen regeneration efforts, community projects and grassroots groups working on housing, youth services and public spaces. The ward retains a strong local identity and a largely working‑class, residential character despite economic change.
Postcode districts covering Keppel
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Leeds 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Mansfield 23 miles36.9 km
- Huddersfield 20.8 miles33.6 km
- Rotherham 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Doncaster 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Chesterfield 14 miles22.5 km
- Wakefield 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Barnsley 8 miles12.8 km
- Castleford 19 miles30.5 km
- Morley 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Dewsbury 18.7 miles30.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe Hesley Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Rotherham West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Greasbrough Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- East Ecclesfield Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wentworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Shiregreen and Brightside Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rotherham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hoober Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ecclesfield Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Firth Park Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ecclesfield and Grenoside Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Keppel
S61 3AP, S61 3ES, S61 2PE, S61 3NF, S61 3HW, S61 2QL, S61 3PF, S61 2SR, S61 3DR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17 miles27.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30.4 miles48.9 km
- Chapeltown Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Meadowhall Interchange 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Keppel Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 3 miles4.8 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
- The Crow Inn 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Crowne Plaza - Sheffield 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Sheffield 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Miller & Carter Sheffield by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Leopold Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
Schools in Keppel
- Redscope Primary School Primary
- Roughwood Primary School Primary
- Thorpe Hesley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3 miles4.9 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 5.6 miles9 km
- University of Sheffield University 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Oakwell Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.2 miles18 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles19.3 km