Housing in S18 4DQ
What the homes in S18 4DQ 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 4DQDronfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.2% of households in the S18 4DQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S18 4DQ (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.