S18 2WX

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 2XT 57 m
S18 2XP 81 m
S18 2NS 171 m
S18 2XJ 189 m
S18 2XU 227 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 2WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 2
Latitude
53.300156
Longitude
-1.459160
British National Grid easting
436,142
British National Grid northing
378,268

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
E00100098
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004C · E01019782
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
33
Primary
27
Secondary
3
  1. Dronfield Stonelow Junior School

    Community school

    450 m
  2. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

    Voluntary controlled school

    503 m
  3. Holmesdale Infant School

    Community school

    649 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
729
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Shoplifting 168
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 50
  • Other theft 45

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    617 m

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    1.1 km

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    2.0 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    2.6 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    4.6 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88041

    4.6 km

  • WHITTINGTON MOOR SURGERY

    SCARSDALE ROAD, WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8NA

    ODS code C81044

    4.7 km

  • NEWBOLD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81015

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Three Tuns

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • Hallowes Rise

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • The Three Tuns

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles
  • The Three Tuns

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 004C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,597 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dronfield Stonelow Junior School is the nearest published school at 450 m.

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

Recorded crime

729 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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