Housing in S18 2LA
What the homes in S18 2LA 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
- 1,435 (2024)
S18 2LADronfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S18 2LA area is above that, at 85.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 46.7% own outright and 38.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented7.3%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. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.1%. 22.4% 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 2LA sits in (Dronfield Town & Unstone): about 1,435 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.