S18 3DA postcode in Dronfield, Derbyshire

S18 3DA is a postcode in Dronfield, in the Dronfield North ward of North East Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1997.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North East Derbyshire: 88% Typical price £307,225 Homes sold in S18 3, last 12 months. ▲ 14.9% on the year before Nearest station Dronfield 1.1 km in a straight line

Where S18 3DA is, and what is near it

Map of S18 3DA and what is near it Map of S18 3DA: its centre point, with the 47 other postcodes in the S18 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S18 3AA: also in S18 3S18 3AB: also in S18 3S18 3AD: also in S18 3S18 3AE: also in S18 3S18 3AF: also in S18 3S18 3AG: also in S18 3S18 3AH: also in S18 3S18 3AJ: also in S18 3S18 3AL: also in S18 3S18 3AN: also in S18 3S18 3AP: also in S18 3S18 3AQ: also in S18 3S18 3AR: also in S18 3S18 3AS: also in S18 3S18 3AT: also in S18 3S18 3AU: also in S18 3S18 3AW: also in S18 3S18 3AX: also in S18 3S18 3AY: also in S18 3S18 3AZ: also in S18 3S18 3BB: also in S18 3S18 3BD: also in S18 3S18 3BF: also in S18 3S18 3BG: also in S18 3S18 3BL: also in S18 3S18 3BN: also in S18 3S18 3BP: also in S18 3S18 3BQ: also in S18 3S18 3BR: also in S18 3S18 3BS: also in S18 3S18 3BT: also in S18 3S18 3BU: also in S18 3S18 3BW: also in S18 3S18 3BX: also in S18 3S18 3BY: also in S18 3S18 3BZ: also in S18 3S18 3DB: also in S18 3S18 3DD: also in S18 3S18 3DE: also in S18 3S18 3DF: also in S18 3S18 3DG: also in S18 3S18 3DH: also in S18 3S18 3DJ: also in S18 3 GP 1.4 kmDore & Totley station 3.8 kmCoal Aston S18 3DA Map of S18 3DA and what is near it Map of S18 3DA: its centre point, with the 47 other postcodes in the S18 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.4 kmDore & Totley station 3.8 kmCoal Aston S18 3DA
  • S18 3DA
  • Other postcodes in S18 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3111, longitude -1.4657)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S18 3DA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S18 3DA?

Every home and business at S18 3DA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North East Derbyshire: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North East Derbyshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across North East Derbyshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at S18 3DA?

BinDayBuddy does not read North East Derbyshire District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North East Derbyshire District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S18 3DA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S18 3DA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across North East Derbyshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S18 3DA: 825 properties in North East Derbyshire are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for North East Derbyshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of S18 3DA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S18 3DA?

Homes in S18 3 sold for a typical £307,225 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 14.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£307,225 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£267,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £293,750 12 sales
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (2)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole S18 district: a typical £300,000 from 263 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in S18 3DA

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in S18 3DA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 March 2026. The middle sale was £310,000, from £250,000 to £411,000. Across S18 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £307,225. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near S18 3DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around S18 3DA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S18 3DA

Band D in North East Derbyshire for 2026‑27: £2,467. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,644 (band A) to £3,563 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,193.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (25%)£1,644
Band Babout 170 (25%)£1,918
Band Cabout 190 (28%)£2,193
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,467
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,015
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,563
Band Gwithheld£4,111
Band Hfewer than 5£4,933

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for North East Derbyshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S18 3DA is in (ONS area E01019781), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S18 3DA?

The nearest open schools to S18 3DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S18 3DA, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to S18 3DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S18 3DA is Dronfield Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Dronfield Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Dore & Totley Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Green Lane Top, 290 m away.

More stations near S18 3DA, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near S18 3DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S18 3DA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S18 3DA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S18 3DA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S18 3DA?

The nearest to the centre of S18 3DA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S18 3DA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S18 3DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S18 3DA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S18 3DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S18 3DA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S18 3DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of S18 3DA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S18 3DA in a conservation area?

The centre of S18 3DA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S18 3DA?

Police.uk records 154 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S18 3DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences66 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Public order11 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Other theft6 reports

Also: possession of weapons 6, burglary 5, other crime 4, vehicle crime 3, drugs 2, robbery 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for S18 3DA

Ward
Dronfield North
Parish
Dronfield
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Dronfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1997

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

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All of S18

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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