Buxton South & East

High Peak · East Midlands · population 6,928 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,372 of 6,856 in England
  • #457 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 11 in High Peak
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,870
Median age (est.)40
Density1,913per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 25%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades14%
Process & plant13%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Buddhist 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Buxton South & East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,372 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 11 in High Peak. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (41) and lowest on Health (20). Typical homes here sold for about £187,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 78 sales), 28% below the wider High Peak median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,093 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 83 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 25 · #5,112
Employment 21 · #5,414
Education 22 · #5,311
Health 20 · #5,509
Crime 27 · #4,982
Housing & access 36 · #4,372
Living environment 41 · #4,029

House prices ?

£187,500median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£187,50078-3.8%+14.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£195,00037+1.0%+18.2%
Terraced£175,00033+1.7%+9.4%
Flat£165,0005+29.4%
This area£187,500
High Peak£260,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,093±£4,905 · #5,315 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,515
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

83 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 573 offences
High Peak62
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,208 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences258
Theft131
Burglary17
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons66
Drugs14
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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