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

SK23 7QJ 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 7QJ 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

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. High Peak 006A: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **Furness Vale, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **No property in SK23 7QJ 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=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at SK23 7QJ**: Superfast for 66.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SK23 7QJ**: Road 46 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **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=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buxworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxworth-primary-school-e112526) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furness-vale-primary-and-nursery-school-e112648) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2024 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). High Peak 006A has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £267,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 006A was £267,498 in 2025. Joint 13,197th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,331** (2021). High Peak 006A had 1,331 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,567th least 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: 85.1%** (January 2026). In High Peak 006A, 85.1% 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: 53.3445, -1.9711

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=-1.9711,53.3445,SK237QJ

## How to cite

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