Neighbourhood · North East Derbyshire
Dronfield Town & Unstone: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Dronfield Town & Unstone neighbourhood of North East Derbyshire, England (ONS area North East Derbyshire 004). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes S18, S21. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S18 2NS.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Dronfield Town & Unstone is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against North East Derbyshire (3 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £145,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across North East Derbyshire (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Dronfield, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£250,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£145,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.4 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Dronfield Town & Unstone sits in North East Derbyshire
- Typical house price: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in North East Derbyshire
- Average household income: 5th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in North East Derbyshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Dronfield Town & Unstone
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North East Derbyshire, 1 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Anti-social behaviour
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Dronfield Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m in a straight line). About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 72 min); Northern and East Midlands Railway to Nottingham (about 43 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Dronfield Stonelow Junior School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Feb 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Dronfield Town & Unstone
What is the typical house price in Dronfield Town & Unstone?
£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Dronfield Town & Unstone compare with the rest of North East Derbyshire?
Typical house price: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in North East Derbyshire. Average household income: 5th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in North East Derbyshire.
Is Dronfield Town & Unstone an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Dronfield Town & Unstone gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Dronfield Town & Unstone?
Dronfield. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m in a straight line). About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 72 min); Northern and East Midlands Railway to Nottingham (about 43 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Dronfield Town & Unstone?
Nearest state primary school. Dronfield Stonelow Junior School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.