S18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dronfield and Hill Top, in North East Derbyshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S18, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S18 at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (433), other crime (216) and shoplifting (184).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S18 was 45.8 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in S18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S18 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Derbyshire 002A | 1,663 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| North East Derbyshire 002B | 1,564 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| North East Derbyshire 004A | 1,404 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| North East Derbyshire 004B | 1,430 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| North East Derbyshire 004C | 1,359 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.5% |
| North East Derbyshire 004D | 1,551 | 159.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.6% |
| North East Derbyshire 004E | 1,814 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.7% |
| North East Derbyshire 005A | 1,974 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 13.4% |
| North East Derbyshire 005B | 1,794 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.5% |
| North East Derbyshire 005C | 1,683 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.5% |
| North East Derbyshire 005D | 1,337 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| North East Derbyshire 006A | 1,251 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| North East Derbyshire 006B | 1,206 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| North East Derbyshire 006C | 1,244 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| North East Derbyshire 006D | 1,411 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| North East Derbyshire 006E | 2,266 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.5% |
Your MP
- Louise Sandher-JonesLabourMP for North East Derbyshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S184
Postcode sectors in S187
Council1
Towns in S181
Postcode districts next to S1810
Nearest rail stations2
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S18 in brief
S18 is a postcode district covering Dronfield and Hill Top, in North East Derbyshire.
About 25,064 people lived in S18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £295,000 in 2025 across 373 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S18 was £295,000 in 2025.
S18 had 24,950 usual residents at the census.
In S18, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S18, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.