S18 1AB

Dronfield South · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 1NW 116 m
S18 1DJ 122 m
S18 2GG 162 m
S18 1LS 175 m
S18 1PE 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 1
Latitude
53.304577
Longitude
-1.477082
British National Grid easting
434,944
British National Grid northing
378,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Parish or community
E04002867
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100117
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004D · E01019786
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004 · E02004108

Postcode source versions

Explore S18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4
  1. Dronfield Infant School

    Community school

    670 m
  2. Dronfield Junior School

    Community school

    670 m
  3. Lenthall Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 288
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S18 1 residents
6,969

Age bands in S18 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,092 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,427 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,898 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

1,837 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    279 m

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 STUBLEY DRIVE, DRONFIELD WOODHOUSE, DRONFIELD, S18 8QY

    ODS code C81089

    765 m

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    1.3 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    2.3 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    3.8 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    3.9 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE RODDICK BUILDING, 900 CHESTERFIELD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0SH

    ODS code C88041

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wreakes Lane Top

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wreakes Lane Top

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Westbrook House

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,805 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dronfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 670 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 288 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.