House prices in S18 (Dronfield Woodhouse)

Price per square metre data and charts to help you understand the housing market in S18 - stats were last calculated on 02 July 2026.

Defining 'S18'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "S18", this is also called the postcode district. There are no official postcode district names so I've just labelled it S18, Dronfield Woodhouse. It is shown in red on the map below.

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in S18 is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

For example in May 2026, 22, Rutland Terrace, Dronfield Woodhouse, S18 7SS sold for £185,000. Given the internal area of 81 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £185,000 ÷ 81 sqm = £2,283.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-). You can change your prefered units from square meters to square feet for all the graphs and charts on S18 and elsewhere. Just visit the My Account page and look for the m2 to ft2 toggle switch. Alternatively just multiply everything by 10, move a decimal place to go from sqm to sqft and you'll be close enough as 1 sqm = 10.76391 sqft.

Distribution of £ per sqm for houses vs flats in S18

The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in S18 To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,316 to £3,475, £3,475 to £3,634, £3,634 to £3,793 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 667 sales that took place in S18, in the last 24 months.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in S18, Dronfield Woodhouse. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,850 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of S18 homes.

Box plot of £ per sqm for S18

Tip: click on the chart to see the values.

The chart above is called a boxplot (or a box-and-whisker plot). Box plots, like histograms, are used to graphically represent the distribution of data, showing the central tendency, spread of the distribution. In the context of £ per square metre property price distributions, box plots represent the variation in property prices within a geographic area e.g. Dronfield Woodhouse. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'S18' as well as the 'S' postcode area.

  • Median: The horizontal line inside the box represents the median (£ per square meter). This is the midpoint of the data, meaning 50% of the prices are below this value, and 50% are above. The middle price per square metre in 'S18' is £3,300.
  • Interquartile Range (IQR): The box spans from the 25th percentile (Q1) to the 75th percentile (Q3). This is the range where the middle 50% of the data lies, giving a good indication of the typical price spread. Of the 667 transactions in S18, Dronfield Woodhouse half were sold for between £2,810 and £3,850 per square metre.
  • Whiskers: In our case, the whiskers extend from the 9th percentile (at the lower end) to the 91st percentile (at the upper end), This provides a slightly broader view of the distribution by including the middle 82% of records. The whiskers capture most of the variation but exclude extreme outliers caused by data errors in recording sold house prices or internal area.
  • 'n=' is the number of property transactions the box plot is based on; 667 for S18, Dronfield Woodhouse.

    • Property price map for Dronfield Woodhouse

    Have a look at the interactive price map I created for myself. Use it to explore house prices in 'Dronfield Woodhouse' all the way down to individual property plots.

    House price heatmap showing property values across Dronfield Woodhouse 🔍 Explore map ›

    Will S18 house prices drop in 2025?

    House prices in S18 grew 4.1% in the last year, 0.9% after inflation. Whether or not this trend will continue depends on many factors, such as wage growth, net migration, interest rates and the level of house building. No one can predict these things with certainty however we can plot the historic trends in house prices in S18 (Dronfield Woodhouse) compared with the wider postcode area 'S'.You can extrapolate from this based on your own views.

    House price index for S18

    Tip: click on the legend items to show/hide different lines

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    The chart above shows changes in 'S18' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in S18 and is set to 100 in 2004. The chart compares trends for S18, Dronfield Woodhouse against those of the broader postcode area 'S'. What is more interesting is to look at the difference between flats and houses, even those in the same area follow a very different trend, to get a robust enough sample size to see this we need to zoom out and look at house price trends for the entire North East Derbyshire local authority.

    The dashed lines show nominal house price changes, the solid lines show the same data adjusted for inflation. Economists call this the 'real' price change. You have to take inflation into account when comparing prices over time. It's calculated using the formula:

    Real Rate of Return = (1 + Nominal Rate) ÷ (1 + Inflation Rate) – 1
    In this formula, the nominal rate is the rate of change before any adjustments, and the inflation rate is taken from the Consumer Price Index. The real rate of return is a more accurate measure of change in value, because £1 today does not have the same buying power as £1 in the past. For example, if a savings account pays an interest rate of 3% per year and the inflation rate is 5% per year, the real rate of return is -2%. This means that the investment's value is shrinking by 2% each year.

    Historic returns for S18
    S area S18 district
    Nominal Real Nominal Real
    20 yr per annum 2.5% -0.4% 3.1% 0.3%
    20 yr total 62.4% -6.8% 83.3% 5.2%
    10 yr per annum 3.9% 0.5% 4.1% 0.7%
    10 yr total 46.0% 4.6% 49.2% 6.9%
    5 yr per annum 3.2% -1.7% 3.4% -1.5%
    5 yr total 17.1% -8.2% 18.0% -7.5%
    1 yr per annum 1.2% -1.9% 4.1% 0.9%
    1 yr total 1.2% -1.9% 4.1% 0.9%

    This table complements the house price index chart above, presenting the data in a more detailed format. It breaks down the information into 20-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 1-year periods, further categorized by property type. For each period, we display both a per annum rate of change and a total rate of change.

    The total rate of change represents the overall change over the entire period. The formula for total return is:

    Total return = (Index at end of period ÷ Index at start of period) - 1

    The per annum rate of change is the annualized rate of change over the period. This is equivalent to the annual bank savings rate you would need to achieve the same total return over the given period. This annualized return is also known as the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The formula for CAGR is:

    CAGR = (1 + Total return) ^ (1 ÷ Number of years) - 1

    Some specific examples:

    • Over the past 20 years, S area have seen a -0.4% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -6.8% in real terms.
    • Over the past 5 years, S area have seen a -1.7% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -8.2% in real terms.

    Most recent S18 sales

    For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

    Tip: hover over dots to see details

    Snakes & Ladders

    See the recent winners & losers in the S18 property market. This is not deep analysis - it is a nosy, tabloid-style peek at the local property market.

    Explore S18 winners & losers
    Listing photo for 81 Lea Road
    Snake
    81 Lea Road
    S18 1SE
    -4.1%
    annualised change
    Listing photo for 242 Holmley Lane
    Ladder
    242 Holmley Lane
    S18 3DB
    +15.2%
    annualised change

    Street level data

    Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
    Stonelow Road, , S18 2E 89 sqm £3,341 18
    Cemetery Road, , S18 1X 87 sqm £3,450 18
    Longcroft Road, , S18 8X 100 sqm £3,717 17
    Holmley Lane, , S18 2H 93 sqm £3,243 16
    Eckington Road, , S18 3A 112 sqm £3,156 16
    Shakespeare Crescent, , S18 1N 85 sqm £3,124 16
    Hallowes Rise, , S18 1Y 71 sqm £3,286 14
    Marsh Avenue, , S18 2H 81 sqm £2,969 14

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    S18's constituents

    The analysis on this page encompasses the entirety of S18. If you want more granular analysis on different parts of S18, use these links.

    Postcode sector Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    S18 1 Dronfield £2,830 sqm £3,310 sqm £3,850 sqm 211
    S18 2 Dronfield £2,660 sqm £3,090 sqm £3,570 sqm 157
    S18 3 Coal Aston £2,930 sqm £3,280 sqm £3,820 sqm 57
    S18 4 Unstone £2,340 sqm £2,700 sqm £3,630 sqm 31
    S18 7 Barlow £2,290 sqm £3,100 sqm £4,320 sqm 46
    S18 8 Dronfield Woodhouse £3,110 sqm £3,570 sqm £4,020 sqm 165

    Nearby geographies

    The table below shows how 'S18' compares to the other postcode districts nearby 'S18'.

    District Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    S9 Sheffield £1,650 sqm £2,030 sqm £2,350 sqm 507
    S81 Worksop £1,890 sqm £2,330 sqm £2,680 sqm 1,325
    S80 Worksop £1,260 sqm £1,880 sqm £2,500 sqm 968
    S8 Sheffield £2,400 sqm £2,990 sqm £3,580 sqm 1,331
    S75 Darton £2,000 sqm £2,530 sqm £3,070 sqm 1,325
    S74 Hoyland £1,550 sqm £1,960 sqm £2,510 sqm 442
    S73 Wombwell £1,380 sqm £1,840 sqm £2,400 sqm 895
    S72 Cudworth £1,490 sqm £1,920 sqm £2,440 sqm 735
    S71 Royston £1,570 sqm £2,060 sqm £2,590 sqm 1,135
    S70 Barnsley £1,330 sqm £1,710 sqm £2,160 sqm 1,357

    Raw data

    Our analysis of S18 is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

    Address Paid sqm £/sqm
    22, Rutland Terrace, £185,000
    May-2026
    		 81 2,283
    Flat 2 1, Barnes Avenue, £127,500
    May-2026
    		 52 2,451
    37, Bents Lane, £300,000
    May-2026
    		 65 4,615

    See the entire list of all sales in S18 here.

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