South Close, Unstone, Dronfield

House prices, sold prices and local information for S18 4DT.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£172,700

5 sales

Price range

£157k – £192k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Feb 2025

S18 4DT

At a glance

House prices£173k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station33 min walkDronfield station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on South Close, Unstone, Dronfield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £172,700. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on South Close compared

S18 postcode area£349,325

Dronfield£349,325

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. South Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£172,700	28 Feb 2025

Sold prices on South Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
14, South Close S18 4DT	28 Feb 2025	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, South Close S18 4DT	12 Apr 2021	£157,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, South Close S18 4DT	27 Sep 2019	£192,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, South Close S18 4DT	19 Aug 2019	£166,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, South Close S18 4DT	17 Nov 2017	£168,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
20, South Close	£166,500 (Aug 2019) → £157,000 (Apr 2021)	-6% over 2 yrs
16, South Close	£168,000 (Nov 2017) → £192,000 (Sep 2019)	+14% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near South Close

Crime

10 crimes were reported within about a mile of South Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	7
Anti-social behaviour	1
Criminal damage & arson	1
Public order	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

South Close is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Rother catchment Flood alert area
Lower River Rother Flood alert area
River Drone at Dronfield and Unstone Flood warning area
Tributaries in North Derbyshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near South Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Unstone Junior School 49 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School 50 pupils	Primary	3–7	Good Report	0.5 mi
Holly House Special School 43 pupils	Community special school	7–14	Report	0.9 mi
Mary Swanwick Primary School 239 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Whittington Green School 682 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.3 mi
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School 139 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	1.5 mi
New Whittington Community Primary School 236 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.6 mi
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 1,810 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	1.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Dronfield station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Chesterfield station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
Dore & Totley station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Whittington Lane (Opp, Sheffield Road) 2 min walk
Whittington Lane (Adj, Sheffield Road) 2 min walk
Loundes Road (opp, Sheffield Road) 3 min walk
Loundes Road (adj, Sheffield Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Oakhill Medical Practice
Oakhill Road, Dronfield · 1.6 mi
Whittington Moor Surgery
Scarsdale Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield · 1.7 mi
Dronfield Medical Practice
High Street, Dronfield · 1.9 mi
Newbold Surgery
3 Windermere Road, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield · 2.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	63.2%	62.5%
Private rented	7.3%	20.3%
Social rented	28.9%	17.1%
Households	854

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	25.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,816

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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