Buying a home in S18, Dronfield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£322kmost £268k–£382k

Houses per m²£3,749flats £2,649

Sold last year2021,495 in five years

Prices in North East Derbyshire+8.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in S18 sold for £322,017 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £267,768 and £382,062, for about 86 m² of space.

202 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £112k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S18 4 (£3,047) and the most in S18 7 (£4,218).

Across North East Derbyshire, prices are up 8.4% on a year ago and up 26.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £878 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,468 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in S18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£170,287	£158k–£199k	50 m²	9
2	£271,314	£224k–£324k	67 m²	417
3	£322,017	£268k–£382k	86 m²	671
4	£414,636	£348k–£509k	111 m²	186
5+	£553,983	£438k–£703k	148 m²	143

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£170k	£271k	£322k	£415k	£554k
Detached	—	£329k	£397k	£476k	£609k
Semi-detached	—	£259k	£295k	£351k	£407k
Terraced	—	£216k	£235k	£325k	£381k
Flats	£112k	£149k	£135k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across S18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
S18 1	£3,696	£2,773
S18 2	£3,600	£2,548
S18 3	£3,648	—
S18 4	£3,047	—
S18 7	£4,218	—
S18 8	£3,990	£2,596

Schools near S18

Best state primary within 2 kmWilliam Levick Primary School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKing Ecgbert School72.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

S17 Sheffield · 4 km3-bed house £404k S8 Sheffield · 5 km3-bed house £271k S14 Sheffield · 6 km3-bed house £134k S7 Sheffield · 6 km3-bed house £335k S41 Chesterfield · 7 km3-bed house £209k S12 Sheffield · 7 km3-bed house £197k S11 Sheffield · 7 km3-bed house £375k S40 Chesterfield · 8 km3-bed house £239k

Questions about S18

Is S18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in North East Derbyshire are up 8.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (72.2% against 43.8%); 202 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in S18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in S18 sold for £322,017 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £267,768 and £382,062.

How many homes sell in S18 each year?

202 homes sold in the last year and 1,495 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near S18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is William Levick Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near S18?

For a 3-bedroom house, S8 (£271k, 5 km), S14 (£134k, 6 km), S41 (£209k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.