Housing in S18 2DR
What the homes in S18 2DR 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
- 1,392 (2024)
S18 2DRDronfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.4%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S18 2DR area is below that, at 52.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.4%. 30.7% 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 2DR sits in (Dronfield Town & Unstone): about 1,392 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.