S18 6SD

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 1SD 1 m
S18 1SG 74 m
S18 1SF 86 m
S18 1RY 124 m
S18 1SX 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 6SD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 6
Latitude
53.299748
Longitude
-1.468498
British National Grid easting
435,520
British National Grid northing
378,218

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
E00100116
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
32
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Dronfield Infant School

    Community school

    197 m
  2. Dronfield Junior School

    Community school

    197 m
  3. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

    Voluntary controlled school

    240 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Shoplifting 169
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Public order 56
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    527 m

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    947 m

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    1.5 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

    4.5 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88041

    4.5 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    4.6 km

  • WHITTINGTON MOOR SURGERY

    SCARSDALE ROAD, WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD, S41 8NA

    ODS code C81044

    5.0 km

  • NEWBOLD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81015

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fletcher Avenue

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Dronfield Rail Station

    RLY · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Dronfield Rail Station

    RSE · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Dronfield

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    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

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dronfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.583 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.