# Dronfield Town in North East Derbyshire, East Midlands. Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, East Midlands. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 44.4 per 1,000 people. About 21,238 people. Town. Code E63001517. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) Dronfield is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Dronfield add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dronfield was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 411th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 21,161** (2021). Dronfield had 21,161 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 518th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Dronfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Dronfield, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001517) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Dronfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001517) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 331 homes were sold in Dronfield in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001517) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Dronfield. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001517) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dronfield had 21,161 usual residents at the census. ## How Dronfield compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Dronfield | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £300,000 | joint 10th most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 21,161 | 39th most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.5% | 21st lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Dronfield safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dronfield at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dronfield. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (322), shoplifting (183) and other crime (158). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Dronfield was 42.0 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 Dronfield, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Dronfield has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Dronfield | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North East Derbyshire 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019778) | 1,663 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% | | [North East Derbyshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019779) | 1,564 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% | | [North East Derbyshire 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019780) | 1,404 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% | | [North East Derbyshire 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019781) | 1,430 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% | | [North East Derbyshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019782) | 1,359 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.5% | | [North East Derbyshire 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019786) | 1,551 | 159.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.6% | | [North East Derbyshire 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019787) | 1,794 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.5% | | [North East Derbyshire 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019788) | 1,683 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.5% | | [North East Derbyshire 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019794) | 1,337 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% | | [North East Derbyshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019783) | 1,251 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% | | [North East Derbyshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019784) | 1,206 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% | | [North East Derbyshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019785) | 1,244 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% | | [North East Derbyshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019793) | 1,411 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% | | [North East Derbyshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/neighbourhood/e01019795) | 2,266 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.5% | ## Your MP - [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire): Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) ## Postcode districts covering Dronfield [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18) ## Middle areas in Dronfield [Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/dronfield-south-and-gosforth-lane), [Dronfield Town & Unstone](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/dronfield-town-and-unstone), [Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/dronfield-woodhouse-and-holmesfield) ## Towns near Dronfield [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield), [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesterfield), [Brimington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brimington), [Staveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/staveley), [Killamarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/killamarsh), [Swallownest and Aston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swallownest-and-aston) ## Dronfield in brief Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, East Midlands. About 21,238 people lived in Dronfield in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 331 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Dronfield was £300,000 in 2025. Dronfield had 21,161 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Dronfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Dronfield, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001517 - Constituency: [North East Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire) - Council: [North East Derbyshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 6.19 km² - People, mid-2024: 21,238* - Neighbourhoods: 14 - Output areas: 75 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield), [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesterfield), [Brimington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brimington), [Staveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/staveley), [Killamarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/killamarsh), [Swallownest and Aston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swallownest-and-aston) ## Latest updates for Dronfield - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001517 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dronfield#f-house-sales-median-price. 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