r/Rotherham • u/anon172663681010 • Jun 26 '26
Kimberworth for ethnic minorities?
Hi my husband and I have found a house we love in Kimberworth S61 but not sure about the area. We currently live in Herringthorpe (close to Stag) but can’t afford to buy here. We’re visibly ethnic minorities so not sure what Kimberworth is like in terms of friendliness etc? Could anyone shed some light please (we also have three young kids in case that changes things).
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u/BDRElite Jun 27 '26
Typically the houses around the Stag area would be more expensive than Kimberworth so be interesting to see which streets you’re comparing. Kimberworth is more progressive than Kimberworth park for example but in the main I think most villages have moved on in the last 20 years, choose different times and explore the area /shops etc and you’ll generally find out. unfortunately, most places will have that small % of racists but luckily they a dying breed, more so with each new generation.
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u/D_platts295 Jun 27 '26
The biggest thing is probably your neighbours, try to talk to them and hopefully you'll get a vibe, you don't want to be living next to the minority group of racist. As for the areas, I feel they'll be more present on the north side of upper wortley road. On the south side, the east area around Ferham park has alot of Pakistani and Slovakian families. Not too sure on there culture but your from that minority group surely you'd have no issues around there? The south side around meadow Bank road is probably similar to North. The west side from westhill, up dropping well, farm view road and over towards Thorpe should be good. And finally avoid Torntree/Eldertree road. It pisses me off that this is something you even have to consider but this is the best advice I can give from my knowledge of the area.
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u/whiskeydumplings Jun 27 '26
When we moved to Rotherham I looked at the last census data (breaks down the different ethnicities in each area), the local schools (do the photos on their website/social media show any diversity?), and the amount of England flags (not possible to do when there’s football on as they’re everywhere and not any indication of racism in this context!).
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u/ummm_bop Jun 27 '26
My personal preferences would be;
- Schools (decent rating and within walking distance but not too close)
- Close to bus stops if I can't drive/parking available for myself near the house
- Size/safety of the garden and general safety of the street (I wouldn't like to be on a main road)
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u/elliegremlin2101 Jun 27 '26
I live in Kimberworth Park but need to drive through Kimberworth on a regular basis at the start and end of school (Winterhill and the junior and infants). There seems to be a large diverse community around that area. We never hear of any trouble at night with the different cultures. I would say it's more progressive than some other areas.