# SK23 7HY: area report for a postcode in High Peak

SK23 7HY 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 SK23 7HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) › [SK23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk23) › [SK23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. High Peak 008E: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **Whaley Bridge, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **5 of 10 properties in SK23 7HY at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK23 7HY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **Low road and rail noise at SK23 7HY**: Road 52 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whaley Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whaley-bridge-primary-school-e112647) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taxal-and-fernilee-cofe-primary-school-e112872) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buxworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxworth-primary-school-e112526) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £297,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £233,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £241,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Whaley Bridge (320 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GOYT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (260 m)
- Dental practices: DEAN KENNEDY DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Buxton Road (180 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco High Peak Superstore (970 m, Tesco)

## 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). High Peak 008E has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 008E was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,557** (2021). High Peak 008E had 1,557 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,384th 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In High Peak 008E, 91.2% 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.

## SK23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK23 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,352** (2021). SK23 had 18,352 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,191st least 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in SK23 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: 81.9%** (January 2026). In SK23, 81.9% 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: 53.3274, -1.9853

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=-1.9853,53.3274,SK237HY

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