Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Rotherham - a vibrant, thriving town, perfectly placed in the centre of the UK with excellent transport links.

Living in Rotherham

This green South Yorkshire borough at the heart of the UK has a proven record of business success and an excellent quality of life.

The All Saints' Quarter development is the first phase of the 'Rotherham Renaissance', a 25-year programme that will ultimately change the face of the town centre.

The scheme will provide new homes, a mixture of commercial, retail, leisure and office accommodation between the River Don and All Saints' Minster.

A forecast investment of £2 billion from public and private sector sources aims to create a new, vibrant, high-quality town centre, while keeping the best of the existing architecture.

Quality of life in Rotherham is considered to be good, and the cost of living is significantly less than the UK average.

Unlike the rest of the country, house prices have not risen beyond the reach of first-time buyers, so the area is becoming an increasingly popular place for people to buy property, both commercial and residential.

More than half of the Borough is rural, characterised by villages and rolling countryside. The majority of the population live in urban areas outside the town centre in small towns such as Wath and Dinnington.

Townies may prefer to live in the urban centre of Rotherham, where there is a vibrant mixture of people and cultures.

Transport

By road, Rotherham is easily accessible via the M1, M18 and A1.

The town's railway station is linked to Sheffield and Doncaster stations, which connect to towns and cities all over the UK.

Rotherham benefits from direct travel to international destinations from the new Robin Hood Airport nearby.

Further information on the airport can be found at www.robinhoodairport.com

History and culture

Once famous for its coal-mining industry, Rotherham is now the focus of a sustained regeneration programme that is attracting business investment from the UK and abroad.

Most of the traditional industries of the nineteenth and twentieth Centuries have now vanished, although there is still a steelworks at Aldwarke and a coal mine at Maltby.

One of the finest medieval churches in the country, All Saints' Minster, dominates the pedestrianised shopping square in the centre of town.

There are numerous historical attractions, including the ruins of the Cistercian Monastery at Roche Abbey, the world famous Rockingham Pottery collection, and the award-winning Clifton Park Museum.

Today Rotherham is an increasingly prosperous Borough, with inward investment running at a high level. A number of leading international companies have made the town their home.

Building work continues on the £11 million leisure complex at St Ann's which, once open, will provide two pools, flume, indoor climbing tower and a variety of sports halls, a fitness suite and dance studio.

For further information visit www.rotherham.gov.uk; www.rotherhamminster.org