SK23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chapel-en-le-Frith and Lower Crossings, 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 SK23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK23, 81.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SK23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SK23 at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SK23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (424), other crime (153) and anti-social behaviour (90).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SK23 was 47.3 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 SK23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK23 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Peak 005E | 1,425 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.3% |
| High Peak 006A | 1,331 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.1% |
| High Peak 008A | 1,466 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.4% |
| High Peak 008B | 1,799 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.1% |
| High Peak 008C | 1,580 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.0% |
| High Peak 008D | 1,755 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| High Peak 008E | 1,557 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| High Peak 013E | 2,177 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 49.3% |
| High Peak 013F | 2,064 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| High Peak 013G | 1,414 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.0% |
| High Peak 013H | 1,483 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
MPs for SK23
- Jon PearceLabourMP for High Peak97% of SK23’s postcodes
- Tim RocaLabourMP for Macclesfield3.0% of SK23’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 SK232
Postcode sectors in SK234
Council1
Postcode districts next to SK235
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK23 in brief
SK23 is a postcode district covering Chapel-en-le-Frith and Lower Crossings, in High Peak.
About 18,298 people lived in SK23 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 312 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SK23 was £280,000 in 2025.
SK23 had 18,352 usual residents at the census.
In SK23, 81.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK23, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.