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

SK23 7JW 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 7JW 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 150% on July. High Peak 008C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **Whaley Bridge, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **45 of 51 properties in SK23 7JW at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **98% can get gigabit broadband at SK23 7JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **Low road and rail noise at SK23 7JW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **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=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taxal-and-fernilee-cofe-primary-school-e112872) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whaley Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whaley-bridge-primary-school-e112647) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buxworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxworth-primary-school-e112526) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £392,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £414,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (920 m)
- Dental practices: DEAN KENNEDY DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Buxton Road (810 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.6** (2025). High Peak 008C has a deprivation score of 13.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,893rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £359,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 008C was £359,250 in 2025. 11,150th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,580** (2021). High Peak 008C had 1,580 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,193rd 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: 74.0%** (January 2026). In High Peak 008C, 74.0% 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: 53.3213, -1.9824

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=-1.9824,53.3213,SK237JW

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