Rawmarsh East sits in the eastern part of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, an area long shaped by coal mining and heavy industry. The ward features the familiar terraces and post‑war housing of former pit communities, with pockets of green space and local shops that reflect its industrial past and working‑class roots.
Today it functions largely as a residential and commuter area with decent road and rail links into Sheffield and beyond via the M1, and there have been targeted regeneration efforts and community projects to improve amenities and housing. Local clubs, schools and community centres remain important social hubs, giving the place a strong sense of local identity despite economic change.
Postcode districts covering Rawmarsh East
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 7.7 miles
- Mansfield 22.2 miles
- Huddersfield 23.4 miles
- Rotherham 2.5 miles
- Doncaster 9.9 miles
- Chesterfield 15.1 miles
- Wakefield 17.1 miles
- Barnsley 9.2 miles
- Castleford 18.3 miles
- Morley 23.2 miles
- Dewsbury 20.3 miles
- Batley 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Rawmarsh West Ward 1.1 miles
- Dalton & Thrybergh Ward 1.2 miles
- Thrybergh and Dalton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Thrybergh Parish 1.3 miles
- Swinton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 1.7 miles
- Greasbrough Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rotherham East Ward 1.8 miles
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 2 miles
- Dalton Parish 2.1 miles
- Hooton Roberts Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Rawmarsh East
S62 5AW, S62 6FL, S62 5HA, S62 6DT, S62 5PY, S62 6NY, S62 5EB, S62 5LG, S62 5PH … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 13.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 31.3 miles
- Swinton Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Rotherham Central Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Rawmarsh East Ad
- Dusties Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel 3 1 mile
- The George Wright Boutique Hotel, Bar & Restaurant 3 2.3 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 JCT 31 2.5 2.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1Jct.33 4 3.7 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Brecon Hotel Sheffield Rotherham 2 2.7 miles
- Brentwood Hotel 2.9 miles
- Garner Hotel Rotherham East 3 3.9 miles
- Premier Inn Rotherham East 3 2.7 miles
Schools in Rawmarsh East
- Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School Primary
- Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School Primary
- Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.3 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 4.7 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 5.9 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 7.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 8 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.5 miles
- University of Sheffield University 8.5 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 8.7 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.3 miles