Housing in S18 4DF
What the homes in S18 4DF 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
- 1,812 (2024)
S18 4DFDronfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.7%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S18 4DF area is broadly in line with that, at 63.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 37.9% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented28.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 35.3% 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 19.4%. 19.8% 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 4DF sits in (Dronfield Town & Unstone): about 1,812 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.