S18 4BU

Unstone · North East Derbyshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dronfield
Ward
Unstone
Local authority
North East Derbyshire
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 4AZ 81 m
S18 4AX 92 m
S18 4AR 124 m
S18 4AW 143 m
S18 4AU 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 4
Latitude
53.300693
Longitude
-1.431663
British National Grid easting
437,974
British National Grid northing
378,342

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Electoral ward
Unstone · E05012062
Parish or community
E04002882
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100338
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004E · E01019827
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 004 · E02004108

Postcode source versions

Explore S18

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill Side View, Back Lane, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BU 24 April 2024 £650,000
Hill Side View, Back Lane, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BU 27 August 2004 £495,000
Hill Side View, Back Lane, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BU 30 June 1999 £213,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
32
Secondary
5
  1. Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School

    Community school

    956 m
  2. Unstone Junior School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Northfield Junior School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
81
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Public order 13
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
S18 4 residents
1,684

Age bands in S18 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

226 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

224 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

328 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

574 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

462 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S18 4 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

7

within 5 km

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    1.9 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    2.9 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    3.3 km

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    3.8 km

  • WHITTINGTON MOOR SURGERY

    SCARSDALE ROAD, WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8NA

    ODS code C81044

    4.4 km

  • CHARNOCK HEALTH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    WHITE LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3GH

    ODS code C88032

    4.8 km

  • BIRLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BIRLEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3BP

    ODS code C88025

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

Nearby transport

  • Sharman Close

    BCT · Apperknowle

    0.2 miles
  • Sharman Close

    BCT · Apperknowle

    0.2 miles
  • Moortop Road

    BCT · Apperknowle

    0.3 miles
  • Bentley Farm

    BCT · Apperknowle

    0.5 miles
  • Bentley Farm

    BCT · Apperknowle

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

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

13,822 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
0
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 £650,000 from 1 recorded sale in S18 4BU. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School is the nearest published school at 956 m.

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

Recorded crime

81 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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