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Driving Schools 11 After School Clubs 8 Music Schools 8 Nursery Schools 8 Community Schools 7 High and Secondary Schools 7 Kickboxing Schools 7 Karate Schools 7 Independent or Preparatory Schools 7 Primary Schools 7 Riding School and Stables 7 Art and Design Schools 6 Drama Schools 6 Language Schools 6 Martial Arts Schools 6 Business Schools 5 Beauty Schools 4 English Language Schools 4 Kung Fu Schools 4 Ballet Schools 3 Schools 3 Dance Schools 2 Taekwondo Schools 2 Swimming Lessons 1 Tennis Lessons 1 Aikido Schools 1 Other Education 1

Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryDronfield Medical Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDronfield Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSnape Hill Dental Studiounder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryDronfield Henry Fanshawe Schoolages 11-18, 1,810 pupilsright herePrimaryDronfield Junior Schoolages 7-11, 319 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDronfield Infant Schoolages 4-7, 199 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College4.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA33 miRailway stationDronfieldunder a mileLight railHerdings Park3.1 miBus stationBus StationEckington4.6 miBus stops101 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S18 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S18 postcode district.

County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtS18
Telephone code01246
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,555 residentsin the Dronfield Town & Unstone census areaMedian age 47.43,534 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,459 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C769 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDelves Wood Bottomvalley · 2.1 miSchool Woodwoodland · under a mileFrith Woodwoodland · under a mileAbbey Daledale · 3.2 miRyecroft Glenglen · 3.2 miRingwood Lakelake · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCliffe Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haFrith Woodpark · under a mile · 12 haDronfield Nature Parkpark · under a mileThe Hallowes Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 49 haThe H E Barnes Stadiumplaying field · under a mileGosforth Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.5 · PM2.5 8.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,576 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 206 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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