S18 8HW

Gosforth Valley · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 8NA 39 m
S18 8NB 64 m
S18 8ND 131 m
S18 8UF 133 m
S18 8PF 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1997
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 8
Latitude
53.300584
Longitude
-1.491295
British National Grid easting
434,000
British National Grid northing
378,300

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
E00100167
Lower layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 005D · E01019794
Middle layer super output area
North East Derbyshire 005 · E02004109

Postcode source versions

Explore S18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
24
Secondary
3
  1. Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    165 m
  2. St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    236 m
  3. William Levick Primary School

    Community school

    897 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
554
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 184
  • Violence and sexual offences 162
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S18 8 residents
6,568

Age bands in S18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,083 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

535 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

1,315 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,691 residents

Age 65 and over
31.4%

2,115 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

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    523 m

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    1.1 km

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    2.3 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    3.1 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    3.2 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    4.3 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88041

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Coniston Road

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Coniston Road

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Gardom Close

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.2 miles
  • Gardom Close

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.2 miles
  • Balmoral Crescent

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,216 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

554 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 184 events.

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