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Electoral wardE05012047

Dronfield South ward, North East Derbyshire

Dronfield South is one of 24 electoral wards of North East Derbyshire District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,985 residents in 2,650 households — 2,195 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Derbyshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Dronfield & Unstone division.

Residents, 20215,985council ward average 4,250
Households2,6502.26 residents per household
Density2,195/ km²about 2.73 km² · North East Derbyshire 370
Aged 65+26.5%North East Derbyshire: 24.8% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 268
5–95.4% · 322
10–157.0% · 418
16–193.8% · 226
20–244.1% · 244
25–348.5% · 509
35–4918.8% · 1,126
50–6421.5% · 1,286
65–7413.6% · 816
75–8410.1% · 603
85+2.8% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.2% · 297
1 car or van40.8% · 1,082
2 cars or vans35.9% · 952
3 or more12.0% · 319
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North East Derbyshire overall: 70.5% owned, 18.7% social rented, 10.0% private rented.

Owned outright48.8% · 1,294
With mortgage35.4% · 939
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented6.3% · 166
Private rented9.4% · 248

Type of home

Detached house38.9% · 1,031
Semi-detached house45.9% · 1,216
Terraced house6.3% · 166
Purpose-built flat7.7% · 203
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012047
County division
Dronfield & Unstone
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
2 of 24

Parishes in the ward

Dronfield

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshover31.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned1,959BBarlow & Holmesfield28.0% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned1,974BBrampton & Walton30.7% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,327CClay Cross North24.5% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned6,586CClay Cross South23.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned3,732CCoal Aston36.0% aged 65+ · 87.2% owned3,756DDronfield North23.1% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned3,660DDronfield Woodhouse27.8% aged 65+ · 88.4% owned1,945EEckington North25.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned3,939EEckington South & Renishaw17.4% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned6,159GGosforth Valley31.8% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned5,811GGrassmoor19.0% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned4,116KKillamarsh East22.3% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned3,761KKillamarsh West21.5% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned5,498

All 24 wards of North East Derbyshire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.