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Dronfield Woodhouse

Ward

The north west of the North East Derbyshire. About 1,995 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Dronfield Woodhouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,946
245th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dronfield Woodhouse compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Dronfield WoodhouseMiddle
Population24 wards, North East Derbyshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 1,747 to 6,583. The middle area is 4,044. Dronfield Woodhouse is 1,946.
1,9463rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, North East Derbyshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 45.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Dronfield Woodhouse is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, North East Derbyshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 13.4% to 99.0%. The middle area is 91.1%. Dronfield Woodhouse is 91.1%.
91.1%12th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, North East Derbyshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 0.9% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Dronfield Woodhouse is 1.4%.
1.4%5th lowest

Is Dronfield Woodhouse safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dronfield Woodhouse at a rate of 30.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North East Derbyshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dronfield Woodhouse.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (22), criminal damage and arson (10) and other crime (9).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North East Derbyshire

These figures are published for the whole of North East Derbyshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North East Derbyshire and not Dronfield Woodhouse alone. See North East Derbyshire

Average house price
£253,012
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,422
106th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.7
144th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dronfield Woodhouse in brief

Dronfield Woodhouse had 1,946 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Dronfield Woodhouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dronfield Woodhouse, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dronfield Woodhouse, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.