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Rotherham
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any S and DN postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Rotherham
- 4planning applications this week
- 168.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 173.9p
- 19hygiene scores this month
- 6,299local businesses listed
- 68food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Dovercourt Road (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council)
20 Oct to 21 Oct. Road works by the council in the road. The road will be closed.
Dovercourt Road, Masbrough, Rotherham -
Road closed: Grange View Road (Yorkshire Water)
19 Oct to 23 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Grange View Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham -
Approved: Side extension at 6 Nottingham Close South Anston 0006
Demolition of side garage and erection of two storey side extension
6 Nottingham Close South Anston 0006
Rotherham in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
8,572crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£195kmiddle price, 657 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
55applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
19hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
85roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
168.9pcheapest unleadedat Bawtry Road Service station ltd · most around 173.9p · dearest 195.9p · 38 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
12events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
79street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
123schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
239GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
355charities based in RotherhamEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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53 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory6,299 shops, trades and services across Rotherham, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any S and DN postcode in Rotherham, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Rotherham too.