Selective licensing · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council selective licensing designations 2020 to 2025: Eastwood and Town Centre, Masbrough, Maltby South East, Dinnington, Parkgate and Thurcroft (council name: the 2020 to 2025 Selective Licensing Scheme)
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2025
- Designated
- 20 January 2020
- Applies to
- Privately rented homes in six parts of Rotherham: Eastwood and the town centre, Masbrough, Maltby South East, Dinnington, Parkgate and Thurcroft. The scheme ended on 30 April 2025. Parts of Eastwood and the town centre, Masbrough, Dinnington, Parkgate and Thurcroft are in the 2026 to 2031 scheme; Maltby is not.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Boston Castle, Dinnington, Maltby East, Rawmarsh East, Rawmarsh West, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Thurcroft & Wickersley South. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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