Dronfield

Dronfield is covered by postcode district S18. It is in the North East Derbyshire council area, Derbyshire.

Typical price £303,500 Homes sold in Dronfield, last 12 months. ▲ 5.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 360 of 462 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 8 of 473 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 16 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more

Every postcode in Dronfield, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Dronfield, by flood risk Of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 465 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Dronfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S18 1AA: not on the flood risk listS18 1AB: not on the flood risk listS18 1DJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1LS: not on the flood risk listS18 1LY: not on the flood risk listS18 1NA: not on the flood risk listS18 1NB: not on the flood risk listS18 1ND: not on the flood risk listS18 1NE: not on the flood risk listS18 1NF: not on the flood risk listS18 1NG: not on the flood risk listS18 1NH: not on the flood risk listS18 1NJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1NL: not on the flood risk listS18 1NQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1NT: not on the flood risk listS18 1NW: not on the flood risk listS18 1NX: not on the flood risk listS18 1NY: not on the flood risk listS18 1NZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1PA: not on the flood risk listS18 1PB: not on the flood risk listS18 1PD: not on the flood risk listS18 1PE: not on the flood risk listS18 1PF: not on the flood risk listS18 1PG: not on the flood risk listS18 1PH: not on the flood risk listS18 1PL: not on the flood risk listS18 1PN: not on the flood risk listS18 1PP: not on the flood risk listS18 1PQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1PR: not on the flood risk listS18 1PS: not on the flood risk listS18 1PT: not on the flood risk listS18 1PU: not on the flood risk listS18 1PW: not on the flood risk listS18 1PX: not on the flood risk listS18 1PZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1QA: not on the flood risk listS18 1QB: not on the flood risk listS18 1QE: not on the flood risk listS18 1QF: not on the flood risk listS18 1QG: not on the flood risk listS18 1QH: not on the flood risk listS18 1QL: not on the flood risk listS18 1QN: not on the flood risk listS18 1QP: not on the flood risk listS18 1QQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1QR: not on the flood risk listS18 1QS: not on the flood risk listS18 1QT: not on the flood risk listS18 1QU: not on the flood risk listS18 1QW: not on the flood risk listS18 1QX: not on the flood risk listS18 1QY: not on the flood risk listS18 1QZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1RA: not on the flood risk listS18 1RB: not on the flood risk listS18 1RD: not on the flood risk listS18 1RE: not on the flood risk listS18 1RF: not on the flood risk listS18 1RG: not on the flood risk listS18 1RH: not on the flood risk listS18 1RJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1RL: not on the flood risk listS18 1RN: not on the flood risk listS18 1RP: not on the flood risk listS18 1RQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1RR: not on the flood risk listS18 1RS: not on the flood risk listS18 1RU: not on the flood risk listS18 1RW: not on the flood risk listS18 1RX: not on the flood risk listS18 1RY: not on the flood risk listS18 1RZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1SA: not on the flood risk listS18 1SD: not on the flood risk listS18 1SE: not on the flood risk listS18 1SF: not on the flood risk listS18 1SG: not on the flood risk listS18 1SH: not on the flood risk listS18 1SJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1SL: not on the flood risk listS18 1SN: not on the flood risk listS18 1SP: not on the flood risk listS18 1SQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1SR: not on the flood risk listS18 1SS: not on the flood risk listS18 1ST: not on the flood risk listS18 1SU: not on the flood risk listS18 1SX: not on the flood risk listS18 1SY: not on the flood risk listS18 1SZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1TA: not on the flood risk listS18 1TB: not on the flood risk listS18 1TD: not on the flood risk listS18 1TE: not on the flood risk listS18 1TF: not on the flood risk listS18 1TG: not on the flood risk listS18 1TQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1TW: not on the flood risk listS18 1TX: not on the flood risk listS18 1TY: not on the flood risk listS18 1TZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1UA: not on the flood risk listS18 1UB: not on the flood risk listS18 1UD: not on the flood risk listS18 1UE: not on the flood risk listS18 1UF: not on the flood risk listS18 1UG: not on the flood risk listS18 1UH: not on the flood risk listS18 1UJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1UL: not on the flood risk listS18 1UN: not on the flood risk listS18 1UQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1UR: not on the flood risk listS18 1US: not on the flood risk listS18 1UT: not on the flood risk listS18 1UU: not on the flood risk listS18 1UW: not on the flood risk listS18 1UX: not on the flood risk listS18 1UY: not on the flood risk listS18 1UZ: not on the flood risk listS18 1WA: not on the flood risk listS18 1WB: not on the flood risk listS18 1WD: not on the flood risk listS18 1WE: not on the flood risk listS18 1WF: not on the flood risk listS18 1WG: not on the flood risk listS18 1WH: not on the flood risk listS18 1WJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1WL: not on the flood risk listS18 1WN: not on the flood risk listS18 1WQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1XG: not on the flood risk listS18 1XH: not on the flood risk listS18 1XJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1XW: not on the flood risk listS18 1XX: not on the flood risk listS18 1XY: not on the flood risk listS18 1YA: not on the flood risk listS18 1YB: not on the flood risk listS18 1YD: not on the flood risk listS18 1YE: not on the flood risk listS18 1YF: not on the flood risk listS18 1YG: not on the flood risk listS18 1YH: not on the flood risk listS18 1YJ: not on the flood risk listS18 1YL: not on the flood risk listS18 1YN: not on the flood risk listS18 1YP: not on the flood risk listS18 1YQ: not on the flood risk listS18 1ZR: not on the flood risk listS18 2AB: not on the flood risk listS18 2DA: not on the flood risk listS18 2DB: not on the flood risk listS18 2DG: not on the flood risk listS18 2DH: not on the flood risk listS18 2DR: not on the flood risk listS18 2EA: not on the flood risk listS18 2EB: not on the flood risk listS18 2ED: not on the flood risk listS18 2EE: not on the flood risk listS18 2EF: not on the flood risk listS18 2EG: not on the flood risk listS18 2EH: not on the flood risk listS18 2EJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2EL: not on the flood risk listS18 2EN: not on the flood risk listS18 2EP: not on the flood risk listS18 2EQ: not on the flood risk listS18 2ER: not on the flood risk listS18 2ES: not on the flood risk listS18 2ET: not on the flood risk listS18 2EU: not on the flood risk listS18 2EW: not on the flood risk listS18 2EX: not on the flood risk listS18 2EY: not on the flood risk listS18 2EZ: not on the flood risk listS18 2FA: not on the flood risk listS18 2FB: not on the flood risk listS18 2FD: not on the flood risk listS18 2FE: not on the flood risk listS18 2FF: not on the flood risk listS18 2FG: not on the flood risk listS18 2FH: not on the flood risk listS18 2FJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2FL: not on the flood risk listS18 2FN: not on the flood risk listS18 2FP: not on the flood risk listS18 2FQ: not on the flood risk listS18 2FR: not on the flood risk listS18 2FS: not on the flood risk listS18 2FU: not on the flood risk listS18 2FW: not on the flood risk listS18 2FX: not on the flood risk listS18 2FY: not on the flood risk listS18 2FZ: not on the flood risk listS18 2GE: not on the flood risk listS18 2GF: not on the flood risk listS18 2GG: not on the flood risk listS18 2GH: not on the flood risk listS18 2GJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2GL: not on the flood risk listS18 2GN: not on the flood risk listS18 2GP: not on the flood risk listS18 2GQ: not on the flood risk listS18 2GR: not on the flood risk listS18 2GS: not on the flood risk listS18 2GT: not on the flood risk listS18 2GU: not on the flood risk listS18 2GW: not on the flood risk listS18 2GX: not on the flood risk listS18 2GY: not on the flood risk listS18 2GZ: not on the flood risk listS18 2HA: not on the flood risk listS18 2HD: not on the flood risk listS18 2HE: not on the flood risk listS18 2HF: not on the flood risk listS18 2HG: not on the flood risk listS18 2HH: not on the flood risk listS18 2HJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2HL: not on the flood risk listS18 2HN: not on the flood risk listS18 2HP: not on the flood risk listS18 2HQ: not on the flood risk listS18 2HR: not on the flood risk listS18 2HS: not on the flood risk listS18 2HT: not on the flood risk listS18 2HU: not on the flood risk listS18 2HW: not on the flood risk listS18 2HZ: not on the flood risk listS18 2JB: not on the flood risk listS18 2LA: not on the flood risk listS18 2LB: not on the flood risk listS18 2LD: not on the flood risk listS18 2LE: not on the flood risk listS18 2LF: not on the flood risk listS18 2LG: not on the flood risk listS18 2LH: not on the flood risk listS18 2LJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2LL: not on the flood risk listS18 2LN: not on the flood risk listS18 2LP: not on the flood risk listS18 2LQ: not on the flood risk listS18 2LR: not on the flood risk listS18 2LS: not on the flood risk listS18 2LT: not on the flood risk listS18 2LU: not on the flood risk listS18 2LW: not on the flood risk listS18 2LX: not on the flood risk listS18 2LY: not on the flood risk listS18 2LZ: not on the flood risk listS18 2NA: not on the flood risk listS18 2NR: not on the flood risk listS18 2NS: not on the flood risk listS18 2XA: not on the flood risk listS18 2XF: not on the flood risk listS18 2XJ: not on the flood risk listS18 2XP: not on the flood risk listS18 2XS: not on the flood risk listS18 2XT: not on the flood risk listS18 2XU: not on the flood risk listS18 2XY: not on the flood risk listS18 2YA: not on the flood risk listS18 3AA: not on the flood risk listS18 3AB: not on the flood risk listS18 3AD: not on the flood risk listS18 3AE: not on the flood risk listS18 3AF: not on the flood risk listS18 3AG: not on the flood risk listS18 3AH: not on the flood risk listS18 3AJ: not on the flood risk listS18 3AL: not on the flood risk listS18 3AN: not on the flood risk listS18 3AP: not on the flood risk listS18 3AQ: not on the flood risk listS18 3AR: not on the flood risk listS18 3AS: not on the flood risk listS18 3AT: not on the flood risk listS18 3AU: not on the flood risk listS18 3AW: not on the flood risk listS18 3AX: not on the flood risk listS18 3AY: not on the flood risk listS18 3AZ: not on the flood risk listS18 3BB: not on the flood risk listS18 3BD: not on the flood risk listS18 3BL: not on the flood risk listS18 3BN: not on the flood risk listS18 3BP: not on the flood risk listS18 3BQ: not on the flood risk listS18 3BR: not on the flood risk listS18 3BS: not on the flood risk listS18 3BT: not on the flood risk listS18 3BU: not on the flood risk listS18 3BW: not on the flood risk listS18 3BX: not on the flood risk listS18 3BY: not on the flood risk listS18 3BZ: not on the flood risk listS18 3DA: not on the flood risk listS18 3DB: not on the flood risk listS18 3DD: not on the flood risk listS18 3DE: not on the flood risk listS18 3DF: not on the flood risk listS18 3DG: not on the flood risk listS18 3DH: not on the flood risk listS18 3DJ: not on the flood risk listS18 4AE: not on the flood risk listS18 8NA: not on the flood risk listS18 8NB: not on the flood risk listS18 8ND: not on the flood risk listS18 8NE: not on the flood risk listS18 8NF: not on the flood risk listS18 8NG: not on the flood risk listS18 8NH: not on the flood risk listS18 8NJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8NL: not on the flood risk listS18 8NP: not on the flood risk listS18 8NQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8NR: not on the flood risk listS18 8NW: not on the flood risk listS18 8NX: not on the flood risk listS18 8NZ: not on the flood risk listS18 8PA: not on the flood risk listS18 8PB: not on the flood risk listS18 8PD: not on the flood risk listS18 8PE: not on the flood risk listS18 8PF: not on the flood risk listS18 8PG: not on the flood risk listS18 8PH: not on the flood risk listS18 8PJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8PL: not on the flood risk listS18 8PN: not on the flood risk listS18 8PP: not on the flood risk listS18 8PQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8PR: not on the flood risk listS18 8PS: not on the flood risk listS18 8PT: not on the flood risk listS18 8PU: not on the flood risk listS18 8PW: not on the flood risk listS18 8PX: not on the flood risk listS18 8PZ: not on the flood risk listS18 8QA: not on the flood risk listS18 8QB: not on the flood risk listS18 8QD: not on the flood risk listS18 8QE: not on the flood risk listS18 8QF: not on the flood risk listS18 8QG: not on the flood risk listS18 8QH: not on the flood risk listS18 8QJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8QL: not on the flood risk listS18 8QN: not on the flood risk listS18 8QP: not on the flood risk listS18 8QQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8QR: not on the flood risk listS18 8QS: not on the flood risk listS18 8QT: not on the flood risk listS18 8QU: not on the flood risk listS18 8QX: not on the flood risk listS18 8QY: not on the flood risk listS18 8QZ: not on the flood risk listS18 8RA: not on the flood risk listS18 8RB: not on the flood risk listS18 8RD: not on the flood risk listS18 8RE: not on the flood risk listS18 8RF: not on the flood risk listS18 8RG: not on the flood risk listS18 8RH: not on the flood risk listS18 8RJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8RL: not on the flood risk listS18 8RN: not on the flood risk listS18 8RP: not on the flood risk listS18 8RQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8RR: not on the flood risk listS18 8RS: not on the flood risk listS18 8RT: not on the flood risk listS18 8RU: not on the flood risk listS18 8RW: not on the flood risk listS18 8RX: not on the flood risk listS18 8RY: not on the flood risk listS18 8RZ: not on the flood risk listS18 8SA: not on the flood risk listS18 8UA: not on the flood risk listS18 8UB: not on the flood risk listS18 8UD: not on the flood risk listS18 8UE: not on the flood risk listS18 8UF: not on the flood risk listS18 8WF: not on the flood risk listS18 8WG: not on the flood risk listS18 8WS: not on the flood risk listS18 8WU: not on the flood risk listS18 8XD: not on the flood risk listS18 8XE: not on the flood risk listS18 8XF: not on the flood risk listS18 8XG: not on the flood risk listS18 8XH: not on the flood risk listS18 8XJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8XQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8XR: not on the flood risk listS18 8XS: not on the flood risk listS18 8XT: not on the flood risk listS18 8XU: not on the flood risk listS18 8XW: not on the flood risk listS18 8XX: not on the flood risk listS18 8XY: not on the flood risk listS18 8XZ: not on the flood risk listS18 8YA: not on the flood risk listS18 8YB: not on the flood risk listS18 8YD: not on the flood risk listS18 8YE: not on the flood risk listS18 8YF: not on the flood risk listS18 8YG: not on the flood risk listS18 8YH: not on the flood risk listS18 8YJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8YL: not on the flood risk listS18 8YN: not on the flood risk listS18 8YP: not on the flood risk listS18 8YQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8YR: not on the flood risk listS18 8YS: not on the flood risk listS18 8YT: not on the flood risk listS18 8YU: not on the flood risk listS18 8YW: not on the flood risk listS18 8YX: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZA: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZB: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZD: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZE: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZF: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZG: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZH: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZJ: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZL: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZN: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZP: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZQ: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZR: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZS: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZT: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZU: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZW: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZX: not on the flood risk listS18 8ZY: not on the flood risk listS18 2WD: low flood risk at worstS18 2XD: low flood risk at worstS18 2XE: low flood risk at worstS18 2XL: medium flood risk at worstS18 1QD: high flood riskS18 1SB: high flood riskS18 2XB: high flood riskS18 2XR: high flood risk Dronfield Map of every postcode in Dronfield, by flood risk Of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 465 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Dronfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Dronfield
  • A home or business at high risk: 4
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 465

Of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 465 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.3023, longitude -1.4750. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

S18 1SB2 at high riskS18 2XR2 at high riskS18 2XB1 at high riskS18 1QD1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Dronfield?

Homes sold for a typical £303,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.7% on the 12 months before. At 360 of the 462 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 473 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Dronfield, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Dronfield?

Homes in Dronfield sold for a typical £303,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 228 sales, up 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£303,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£287,250
12 months to August 2026
£303,500

▲ up 5.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£397,475 96 sales
Semi-detached£278,750 96 sales
Terraced£217,250 26 sales
Flat or maisonette£135,000 10 sales

Across the whole S18 district, Dronfield's main postcode district: a typical £300,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Dronfield: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Dronfield?

11 of the 473 postcodes now in use in Dronfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 332 homes sold in Dronfield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S18 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

S18 1ABsince December 2025S18 2ABsince April 2024S18 9EXsince June 2023S18 9ERsince November 2022S18 3DJsince August 2022S18 1AAsince February 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn DronfieldAcross the S18 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 228 (0%) 0 of 263 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 332 (0%) 0 of 371 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Dronfield?

Ofcom reports on 462 of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield. At 360 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit360 of 462
Postcodes where every home can get superfast440 of 462

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Dronfield at risk of flooding?

8 of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 16 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 8 of 473 postcodes High: 6Medium: 10Low: 82Very low: 7

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Dronfield?

The open schools at the postcodes in Dronfield (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Dronfield?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dronfield is Dronfield Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.

  • Dronfield Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Dore & Totley Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Chesterfield Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Dronfield?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Dronfield. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Dronfield safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 851 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Dronfield over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 75 September 2025
  2. 65 October 2025
  3. 75 November 2025
  4. 72 December 2025
  5. 48 January 2026
  6. 59 February 2026
  7. 89 March 2026
  8. 66 April 2026
  9. 69 May 2026
  10. 75 June 2026
  11. 82 July 2026
  12. 76 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences269 reports
Shoplifting183 reports
Anti-social behaviour90 reports
Other theft63 reports
Criminal damage and arson58 reports
Public order57 reports
Burglary40 reports
Vehicle crime36 reports

Also: drugs 23, other crime 16, robbery 5, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Dronfield?

District, borough or city council
North East Derbyshire
County council
Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency
North East Derbyshire
Police force area
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour)

All 473 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Dronfield

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Dronfield postcodes

473 postcodes in use in Dronfield, by district:

S18 postcode district,473 postcodes

That district is in the S postcode area.

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Places near Dronfield

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Dronfield's £303,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Chesterfield7.2 km, £205,000Eckington7.4 km, £220,000Brimington7.8 km, £180,000Sheffield8.2 km, £215,000Staveley8.9 km, £180,000Killamarsh10.7 km, £225,000Wingerworth11.5 km, £290,000Waverley and Catcliffe11.7 km, £266,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Dronfield

What is it like to live in Dronfield?
Homes sold for a typical £303,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.7% on the 12 months before. At 360 of the 462 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 473 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Dronfield, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Dronfield?
Dronfield is covered by postcode district S18, across 473 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Dronfield in?
Dronfield is in the North East Derbyshire council area, and Derbyshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Dronfield?
Dronfield is in the North East Derbyshire parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Dronfield?
Homes in Dronfield sold for a typical £303,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 228 sales, up 5.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Dronfield?
In Dronfield, primary schools at its postcodes include Dronfield Infant School, Dronfield Junior School and Lenthall Infant and Nursery School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Dronfield have a railway station?
Yes: Dronfield is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Dronfield, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Dronfield?
Ofcom reports on 462 of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield. At 360 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Dronfield at risk of flooding?
8 of the 473 postcodes in Dronfield have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 16 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Dronfield?
11 of the 473 postcodes now in use in Dronfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 332 homes sold in Dronfield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S18 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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