SK22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering New Mills, Hidebank and Hayfield, in High Peak.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SK22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK22, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SK22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SK22 at a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 59 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SK22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (294), other crime (120) and anti-social behaviour (84).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SK22 was 58.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SK22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK22 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Peak 005A | 1,563 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.1% |
| High Peak 005B | 1,154 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.9% |
| High Peak 005C | 1,469 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.2% |
| High Peak 005D | 1,864 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.1% |
| High Peak 006B | 1,992 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.9% |
| High Peak 006C | 1,501 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.3% |
| High Peak 006D | 1,413 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| High Peak 006E | 1,114 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.8% |
MPs for SK22
- Jon PearceLabourMP for High Peak99% of SK22’s postcodes
- Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratMP for Hazel Grove1.0% of SK22’s postcodes
- Tim RocaLabourMP for Macclesfield0.3% of SK22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SK222
Postcode sectors in SK225
Council1
Towns in SK221
Postcode districts next to SK225
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK22 in brief
SK22 is a postcode district covering New Mills, Hidebank and Hayfield, in High Peak.
About 11,916 people lived in SK22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £280,000 in 2025 across 235 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SK22 was £280,000 in 2025.
SK22 had 12,069 usual residents at the census.
In SK22, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK22, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.