S18 1RY

Dronfield South · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dronfield
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 1SX 43 m
S18 1SG 76 m
S18 1RW 121 m
S18 1SD 124 m
S18 1RZ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 1RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 1
Latitude
53.299216
Longitude
-1.470140
British National Grid easting
435,411
British National Grid northing
378,158

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
E00100111
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

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY 17 January 2025 £365,000
25, School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY 29 September 2021 £265,000
2, School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY 31 January 2019 £542,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
24
Secondary
3
  1. Dronfield Infant School

    Community school

    96 m
  2. Dronfield Junior School

    Community school

    96 m
  3. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

    Voluntary controlled school

    357 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Public order 57
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

38 female, 31 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S18 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    482 m

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    1.1 km

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    1.4 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    2.7 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    4.5 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    4.5 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88041

    4.6 km

  • NEWBOLD SURGERY

    3 WINDERMERE ROAD, NEWBOLD MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8DU

    ODS code C81015

    5.0 km

  • WHITTINGTON MOOR SURGERY

    SCARSDALE ROAD, WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8NA

    ODS code C81044

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fletcher Avenue

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.0 miles
  • Pembroke Road 21

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Dronfield Rail Station

    RSE · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • Dronfield Rail Station

    RLY · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • Dronfield Rail Station

    RSE · Dronfield

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £315,000 from 2 recorded sales in S18 1RY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North East Derbyshire is £250,387 in June 2026, up 10.6% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dronfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 96 m.

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

Recorded crime

794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

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