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

SK23 7QR 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 7QR 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 83% on July. High Peak 005E: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **Furness Vale, 160 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **No property in SK23 7QR 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=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, High Peak 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **£258,856 average price**: For the whole of High Peak, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **40% can get gigabit broadband at SK23 7QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **Low road and rail noise at SK23 7QR**: Road 53 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **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=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furness-vale-primary-and-nursery-school-e112648) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-high-peak-federation-e112599) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Mills School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-mills-school-e112936) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e144468) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £129,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| September 2023 | £213,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| November 2023 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Furness Vale (170 m, 2 minutes on foot)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.2** (2025). High Peak 005E has a deprivation score of 13.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,468th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £226,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Peak 005E was £226,250 in 2025. Joint 9,162nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,425** (2021). High Peak 005E had 1,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,354th 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In High Peak 005E, 90.3% 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: 53.3501, -1.9878

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=-1.9878,53.3501,SK237QR

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