S18 2HX

Dronfield North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 2GG 36 m
S18 2GF 50 m
S18 2HU 78 m
S18 2DR 138 m
S18 1AB 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 2HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 2
Latitude
53.305179
Longitude
-1.474868
British National Grid easting
435,091
British National Grid northing
378,819

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. Lenthall Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    626 m
  2. Dronfield Infant School

    Community school

    663 m
  3. Dronfield Junior School

    Community school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Public order 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S18 2 residents
5,826

Age bands in S18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

880 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

558 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,183 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,668 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

1,636 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 straight-line

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    312 m

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    912 m

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    1.1 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    2.1 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    3.8 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88041

    3.9 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Greyhound

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wreakes Lane Top

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wreakes Lane Top

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • Westbrook House

    BCT · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lenthall Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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