# Buxton Town in High Peak, East Midlands. Buxton is a town in High Peak, East Midlands. Median sale price £244,315 in 2025. Recorded crime 104.6 per 1,000 people. About 20,560 people. Town. Code E63001599. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) Buxton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Buxton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £244,315** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buxton was £244,315 in 2025. 441st cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 20,048** (2021). Buxton had 20,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 543rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Buxton 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Buxton, 86.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001599) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Buxton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001599) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 336 homes were sold in Buxton in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001599) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Buxton. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001599) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Buxton had 20,048 usual residents at the census. ## How Buxton compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Buxton | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £244,315 | 47th most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 20,048 | 43rd most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.9% | 12th lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Buxton safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buxton at a rate of 104.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 192 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Buxton. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (902), other crime (360) and anti-social behaviour (294). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Buxton was 99.5 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 Buxton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Buxton has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Buxton | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [High Peak 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019710) | 1,705 | 130.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.6% | | [High Peak 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019715) | 1,294 | 199.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.5% | | [High Peak 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019717) | 1,086 | 362.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 63.8% | | [High Peak 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019722) | 1,784 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.9% | | [High Peak 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019723) | 1,737 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 56.3% | | [High Peak 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019716) | 1,220 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.9% | | [High Peak 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019724) | 1,181 | 138.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.9% | | [High Peak 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019759) | 1,478 | 112.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.9% | | [High Peak 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019760) | 1,347 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.9% | | [High Peak 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019761) | 1,646 | 140.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% | | [High Peak 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019714) | 2,588 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.3% | | [High Peak 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019725) | 1,486 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% | | [High Peak 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/neighbourhood/e01019762) | 1,728 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% | ## 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. ## Council [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) ## Postcode districts covering Buxton [SK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk17) ## Middle areas in Buxton [Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/buxton-burbage-and-harpur-hill), [Buxton North](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/buxton-north), [Buxton South & East](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/buxton-south-and-east) ## Towns near Buxton [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/macclesfield), [New Mills](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-mills), [Poynton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poynton), [Leek](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leek), [Marple](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marple), [Hazel Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hazel-grove) ## Buxton in brief Buxton is a town in High Peak, East Midlands. About 20,560 people lived in Buxton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £244,315 in 2025 across 336 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 104.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Buxton was £244,315 in 2025. Buxton had 20,048 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Buxton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Buxton, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001599 - Constituency: [High Peak †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/high-peak) - Council: [High Peak †](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 5.33 km² - People, mid-2024: 20,560* - Neighbourhoods: 13 - Output areas: 68 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/macclesfield), [New Mills](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-mills), [Poynton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poynton), [Leek](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leek), [Marple](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marple), [Hazel Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hazel-grove) ## Latest updates for Buxton - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001599 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/buxton