Rawmarsh West is an urban ward on the northern edge of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, sitting among the suburban terraces and greener pockets that fringe the former industrial heartlands of the area. It functions largely as a residential district with short commutes into nearby towns and cities, and benefits from local shopping parades, community facilities and patches of open space that give it a semi-rural feel despite its urban setting.
Historically the neighbourhood shares the broader heritage of coal mining and steelworking that shaped much of Rotherham and surrounding places, and that legacy still informs local identity and community groups. In recent years the area has seen typical post‑industrial shifts: modest regeneration, new housing and a workforce increasingly commuting to centres such as Sheffield, while long‑standing local clubs, schools and volunteer organisations continue to anchor day‑to‑day social life.
Postcode districts covering Rawmarsh West
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 7.2 miles
- Leeds 24.9 miles
- Mansfield 22.7 miles
- Huddersfield 22.4 miles
- Rotherham 2.1 miles
- Doncaster 10.8 miles
- Chesterfield 15 miles
- Wakefield 16.5 miles
- Barnsley 8.4 miles
- Castleford 18.1 miles
- Morley 22.5 miles
- Dewsbury 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Greasbrough Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Rawmarsh East Ward 1.1 miles
- Swinton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Rotherham East Ward 2.1 miles
- Rotherham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 2.2 miles
- Dalton & Thrybergh Ward 2.3 miles
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 2.3 miles
- Thrybergh and Dalton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Thrybergh Parish 2.4 miles
- Rotherham West Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Rawmarsh West
S62 5AZ, S62 6HB, S62 7PT, S62 7BP, S62 7DY, S62 7HN, S62 7HJ, S62 7AH, S62 7QN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30.7 miles
- Rotherham Central Railway Station 2 miles
- Swinton Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Rawmarsh West Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 2.2 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 3.8 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Best Western Plus Pastures Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- The Brentwood Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 2.9 miles
- The Crow Inn 7.2 miles
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 8 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 2 4.6 miles
Schools in Rawmarsh West
- Monkwood Primary School Primary
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Primary
- Rawmarsh Community School Secondary
- Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.6 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 4 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 7.4 miles
- University of Sheffield University 7.8 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 7.9 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 7.9 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.7 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10 miles