Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane

North East Derbyshire · East Midlands · population 7,380 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #80 of 6,856 in England
  • #2 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 13 in North East Derbyshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,374
Median age (est.)48
Density2,055per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 5%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #80 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 13 in North East Derbyshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (100) and lowest on Health (81). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 125 sales), 18% above the wider North East Derbyshire median of £245,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #221 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £44,084 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 21 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 98 · #169
Employment 93 · #457
Education 93 · #471
Health 81 · #1,287
Crime 100 · #25
Housing & access 90 · #711
Living environment 86 · #937

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000125+4.5%+13.7%
Detached£372,50047+6.4%+20.6%
Semi-detached£265,00061+1.0%+16.7%
Terraced£235,00015+1.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£290,000
North East Derbyshire£245,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,084±£6,346 · #2,297 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,127
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

21 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 154 offences
North East Derbyshire61
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #41 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences72
Theft27
Burglary13
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons13
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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