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Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield

Middle area

The north west of the North East Derbyshire. 6,894 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 45 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,000
Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,790
3,955th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield at a rate of 32.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North East Derbyshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences87
Anti-social behaviour41
Other crime41
Criminal damage and arson25
Burglary14
Vehicle crime7
Drug offences5
Theft from the person3
Robbery2
Shoplifting1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, North East Derbyshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North East Derbyshire13 areas from £175,000 to £360,000. The middle area is £251,125. Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield is £360,000.
£360,000most expensive
Population13 middle areas, North East Derbyshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North East Derbyshire13 areas from 5,549 to 10,219. The middle area is 8,081. Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield is 6,790.
6,7904th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, North East Derbyshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North East Derbyshire13 areas from 62.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, North East Derbyshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North East Derbyshire13 areas from 68.4% to 98.3%. The middle area is 88.1%. Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield is 68.4%.
68.4%lowest

Is Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield at a rate of 32.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North East Derbyshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (87), anti-social behaviour (41) and other crime (41).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North East Derbyshire

These figures are published for the whole of North East Derbyshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North East Derbyshire and not Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield alone. See North East Derbyshire

Average house price
£253,012
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,422
106th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.7
144th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield was £360,000 in 2025.

Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield had 6,790 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield, 68.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.