S12 postcode area guide — North East Derbyshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S12 postcode district in North East Derbyshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.6%
Gigabit-capable
97.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S12 postcode district (North East Derbyshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 645 postcodes Ofcom measures in S12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.6%.
Around 0% of premises in S12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in S12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S12 2AA | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AB | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AD | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AE | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AF | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AG | 100% | 97.3% |
| S12 2AH | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AL | 100% | 100% |
| S12 2AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around North East Derbyshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North East Derbyshire district (51,675 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
51.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
89.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in S12
Police recorded 280 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 75 | 26.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 68 | 24.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 | 15.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 7.5% |
| Other theft | 15 | 5.4% |
| Public order | 13 | 4.6% |
| Other crime | 10 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 3.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in S12
Based on 303 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S12 is £180,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£285,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
210 sales
Terraced
£170,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£127,500
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in S12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Stoneacre Rise | S12 4NX |
| 15 May 2026 | £171,000 | Semi-detached | Newlands Drive | S12 2FR |
| 11 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Alnwick Road | S12 2GH |
| 8 May 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | High Lane | S12 3XF |
| 5 May 2026 | £138,464 | Semi-detached | Farm Close | S12 3HU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Alport Place | S12 4RW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Greenacre Way | S12 2TZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Crispin Close | S12 2ND |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Hollinsend Road | S12 2EE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Ridgeway Drive | S12 2TF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North East Derbyshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North East Derbyshire district (101,999 residents, 45,987 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.3% |
| 30–44 | 17.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.3% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 10.2% |
| Social rented | 3.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around S12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Springs Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,083 | S12 2SF |
| The Birley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,061 | S12 3BP |
| Birley Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 525 | S12 3AB |
| Gleadless Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 426 | S12 2EJ |
| Intake Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 408 | S12 2AR |
| Charnock Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 406 | S12 3HS |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 347 | S12 4LQ |
| Birley Spa Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 291 | S12 4QE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in S12
158 rated food businesses operate in S12. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Applegarth Social Club, Asda Stores Ltd, Basegreen News, Bengal Spice, Benitos.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S12
From a sample of 202 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
34%
Band D
39%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for North East Derbyshire
Landlines around S12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.