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S21

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Killamarsh, Eckington and Westthorpe, 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 S21 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In S21, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£200,000
372nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
20,248
1,312th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How S21 compares

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

S21Middle
Median sale price45 postcode districts, S · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in S45 areas from £105,500 to £437,000. The middle area is £200,000. S21 is £200,000.
£200,000joint 21st most expensive
Population47 postcode districts, S · 2021
Population: every postcode district in S47 areas from 312 to 62,455. The middle area is 30,642. S21 is 20,248.
20,24813th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in S47 areas from 19.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. S21 is 87.5%.
87.5%11th lowest
Claimant rate45 postcode districts, S · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in S45 areas from 1.0% to 9.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. S21 is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 10th lowest

Is S21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S21 at a rate of 69.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.

In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S21.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (627), other crime (237) and anti-social behaviour (213).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S21 was 62.2 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 S21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S21 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in S21

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
North East Derbyshire 001A1,13050.3 per 1,000692.9%
North East Derbyshire 001B1,34463.4 per 1,000692.9%
North East Derbyshire 001C1,28770.5 per 1,000389.0%
North East Derbyshire 001D1,26015.8 per 1,000825.5%
North East Derbyshire 001E1,33736.3 per 1,000860.6%
North East Derbyshire 001F1,43863.8 per 1,000786.3%
North East Derbyshire 001G1,46376.6 per 1,000296.0%
North East Derbyshire 002C1,78937.0 per 1,000997.9%
North East Derbyshire 002D1,74764.4 per 1,000576.7%
North East Derbyshire 014A1,96177.4 per 1,000592.0%
North East Derbyshire 014B2,05087.8 per 1,000399.7%
North East Derbyshire 014C2,662103.3 per 1,000588.0%
North East Derbyshire 014D1,633115.0 per 1,000496.5%

MPs for S21

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 S212

Postcode sectors in S215

Council1

Towns in S211

Postcode districts next to S215

Nearest rail stations4

More in the S postcode area2

S21 in brief

S21 is a postcode district covering Killamarsh, Eckington and Westthorpe, in North East Derbyshire.

About 20,371 people lived in S21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 256 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in S21 was £200,000 in 2025.

S21 had 20,248 usual residents at the census.

In S21, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In S21, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.