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

SK17 6RQ 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 6RQ 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. High Peak 010E: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **Buxton, 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **No property in SK17 6RQ 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=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at SK17 6RQ**: Superfast for 96.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SK17 6RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **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=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ
- **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=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146128) | Secondary | 350 m (4 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 | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buxton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-infant-school-e152072) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Oaklands Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-manor-school-e152102) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Fairfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e151889) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Buxton Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-community-school-e149645) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2020 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Buxton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-junior-school-e152071) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Burbage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burbage-primary-school-e151888) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £189,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £179,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Buxton (450 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STEWART MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (630 m); BOOTS (680 m); PEAK PHARMACY (820 m); ELMPHARM LTD (830 m)
- Dental practices: BROAD WALK DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); LIGHTWOOD DENTAL CARE (850 m); HIGH STREET DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Buxton (610 m, Waitrose); Iceland Buxton (710 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Buxton Spring Gardens (760 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Eagle Parade Local (770 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Buxton (820 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.8** (2025). High Peak 010E has a deprivation score of 21.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,266th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 010E was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). High Peak 010E had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th most 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: 56.3%** (January 2026). In High Peak 010E, 56.3% 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: 53.2625, -1.9189

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=-1.9189,53.2625,SK176RQ

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