Housing in S18 1PY
What the homes in S18 1PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dronfield Town & Unstone
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
S18 1PYDronfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.2%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S18 1PY area is broadly in line with that, at 63.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.3% of households against 20.5%. 31.6% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented18.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.8%. 22.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North East Derbyshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North East Derbyshire, August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S18 1PY sits in (Dronfield Town & Unstone): about 1,521 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.