S8 postcode area guide — North East Derbyshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S8 postcode district in North East Derbyshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S8
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94%
Gigabit-capable
93.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S8 postcode district (North East Derbyshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 832 postcodes Ofcom measures in S8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.6%.
Around 0% of premises in S8 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 S8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S8 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| S8 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| S8 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BA | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BB | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BD | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BE | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BF | 100% | 0% |
| S8 0BG | 100% | 100% |
| S8 0BH | 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 S8
Police recorded 189 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 44 | 23.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 | 21.7% |
| Shoplifting | 25 | 13.2% |
| Burglary | 19 | 10.1% |
| Other theft | 16 | 8.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 6.3% |
| Public order | 11 | 5.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 4.8% |
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 S8
Based on 513 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S8 is £250,000, up 4.2% on the previous year (£240,000).
Detached
£416,000
69 sales
Semi-detached
£302,000
164 sales
Terraced
£200,000
207 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
60 sales
Latest recorded sales in S8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Gresley Walk | S8 7HT |
| 20 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Cobnar Road | S8 8QB |
| 11 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Nicholson Road | S8 9SU |
| 8 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Athol Road | S8 0PA |
| 8 May 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | Norton Park Avenue | S8 8GL |
| 7 May 2026 | £113,000 | Terraced | Atlantic Crescent | S8 7FW |
| 7 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Barton Road | S8 9TB |
| 6 May 2026 | £236,937 | Semi-detached | Cockayne Place | S8 9DF |
| 5 May 2026 | £223,000 | Terraced | Cartmell Road | S8 0NL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Ketton Avenue | S8 8PA |
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 S8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowhead School Academy Trust | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,006 | S8 8BR |
| Newfield Secondary School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,048 | S8 9JP |
| Carfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 538 | S8 9HJ |
| Abbey Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 533 | S8 0BN |
| Greenhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 526 | S8 7RA |
| Mundella Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 417 | S8 8SJ |
| Woodseats Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 407 | S8 0SB |
| Lowedges Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 314 | S8 7JG |
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 S8
271 rated food businesses operate in S8. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Lane Convenience Store, Aldi Food Store ltd., Aldi Stores Limited, All Carrot No Stick, Ambrosial Bakes Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S8
From a sample of 303 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 S8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
33%
Band D
41%
Band E
20%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 S8 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.