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 miles
- Leeds 24.9 miles
- Mansfield 23 miles
- Huddersfield 20.8 miles
- Rotherham 2.3 miles
- Doncaster 13.4 miles
- Chesterfield 14 miles
- Wakefield 16.3 miles
- Barnsley 8 miles
- Castleford 19 miles
- Morley 22.1 miles
- Dewsbury 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe Hesley Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Rotherham West Ward 1.6 miles
- Greasbrough Built-up area 1.8 miles
- East Ecclesfield Ward 1.9 miles
- Wentworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Shiregreen and Brightside Ward 2.1 miles
- Rotherham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hoober Ward 2.5 miles
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.6 miles
- Ecclesfield Parish 2.6 miles
- Firth Park Ward 2.7 miles
- Ecclesfield and Grenoside Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Keppel
S61 2TQ, S61 3AR, S61 2UH, S61 3PS, S61 2FD, S61 2RG, S61 2UD, S61 3PB, S61 2QD … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30.4 miles
- Chapeltown Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Meadowhall Interchange 2.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Keppel Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 3 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The Crow Inn 5.1 miles
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 6.8 miles
- Crowne Plaza - Sheffield 4 4.7 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield 5.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Sheffield 3 5.1 miles
- Miller & Carter Sheffield by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.3 miles
- The Psalter 4 6.9 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 6.9 miles
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 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.1 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 5.6 miles
- University of Sheffield University 5.7 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 6.1 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 7.3 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles