S18 7WA

Barlow & Holmesfield · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 7WB 702 m
S18 7WP 858 m
S18 7XA 902 m
S18 7WQ 906 m
S18 7WZ 930 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 7WA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 7
Latitude
53.301649
Longitude
-1.529651
British National Grid easting
431,443
British National Grid northing
378,401

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North East Derbyshire · E07000038
Parish or community
E04002871
Westminster constituency
North East Derbyshire · E14001391
Output area
E00100036
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 005A · E01019770
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 005 · E02004109

Postcode source versions

Explore S18

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fanshaw Gate Hall, Fanshawgate Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WA 30 May 2017 £1,100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Penny Acres Primary School

    Community school

    865 m
  2. Totley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 115
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
S18 7 residents
1,943

Age bands in S18 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

283 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

172 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

312 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

654 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

552 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S18 7 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+
30%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
30%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
30%
Gigabit-capable
30%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    1.6 km

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    2.8 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    3.6 km

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Penny Acres School

    BCT · Holmesfield

    0.5 miles
  • Penny Acres School

    BCT · Holmesfield

    0.5 miles
  • Lydgate Hill

    BCT · Holmesfield

    0.5 miles
  • Lydgate Hill

    BCT · Holmesfield

    0.5 miles
  • Woodside Avenue

    BCT · Holmesfield

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North East Derbyshire 005A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,786 of 33,755

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

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Penny Acres Primary School is the nearest published school at 865 m.

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

Recorded crime

238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 115 events.

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