# SK17 6NQ: area report for a postcode in High Peak

SK17 6NQ is a postcode in High Peak.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of High Peak. Open the map at SK17 6NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) › [SK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk17) › [SK17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **49 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 46% on July. High Peak 010C: 363 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **Buxton, 520 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **No property in SK17 6NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK17 6NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SK17 6NQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buxton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-infant-school-e152072) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Buxton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-junior-school-e152071) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146128) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146109) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buxton Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-community-school-e149645) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2020 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e151889) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-vc-junior-school-e112806) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harpur Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harpur-hill-primary-school-e152073) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £172,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £575,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £186,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Buxton (520 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STEWART MEDICAL CENTRE (480 m); BUXTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (170 m); BOOTS (360 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (370 m); ELMPHARM LTD (610 m); BUXTON PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET DENTAL CARE (300 m); BROAD WALK DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m); LIGHTWOOD DENTAL CARE (400 m); VICTORIA PARK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Buxton (190 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Eagle Parade Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Buxton (410 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Buxton Spring Gardens (430 m, Morrisons); Waitrose Buxton (450 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £258,856** (July 2026). High Peak’s average house price was £258,856 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,184** (2025). Full-time workers living in High Peak earned a median of £37,184 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 130th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in High Peak costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). High Peak has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## High Peak 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.0** (2025). High Peak 010C has a deprivation score of 34.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,525th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 010C was £186,000 in 2025. Joint 5,340th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,086** (2021). High Peak 010C had 1,086 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,310th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.8%** (January 2026). In High Peak 010C, 63.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SK17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £254,800** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK17 was £254,800 in 2025. 794th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,981** (2021). SK17 had 30,981 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 870th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in SK17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.9%** (January 2026). In SK17, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak)
- Centre: 53.2561, -1.9118

Council: [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/high-peak): Jon Pearce (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9118,53.2561,SK176NQ

## How to cite

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