S18 8YQ

Gosforth Valley · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S18 8YW 87 m
S18 8YU 91 m
S18 8YX 99 m
S18 8WG 138 m
S18 8YS 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S18 8YQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S18
Postcode sector
S18 8
Latitude
53.300705
Longitude
-1.505113
British National Grid easting
433,079
British National Grid northing
378,307

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
E00100169
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

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Morley Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8YQ 16 December 2011 £395,000
4, Morley Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8YQ 7 July 2006 £310,000
9, Morley Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8YQ 25 January 2000 £138,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. William Levick Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    698 m
  3. Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    856 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Shoplifting 15
  • Public order 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

17 female, 16 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S18 8 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

  • STUBLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81089

    1.2 km

  • DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, DRONFIELD, S18 1PY

    ODS code C81025

    2.0 km

  • STEEL CITY GENERAL PRACTICE

    148 BASLOW ROAD, TOTLEY, SHEFFIELD, S17 4DR

    ODS code C88037

    2.5 km

  • OAKHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OAKHILL ROAD, DRONFIELD, S18 2EJ

    ODS code C81070

    3.2 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    3.7 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

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wentworth Road

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.0 miles
  • Wentworth Road

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Farm

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.2 miles
  • Mapperley Road

    BCT · Dronfield Woodhouse

    0.2 miles
  • Mapperley Road

    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.

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. William Levick Primary School is the nearest published school at 604 m.

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

Recorded crime

224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

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