SK17 postcode area · High Peak

The SK17 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Staffordshire Moorlands. Area Scores range from 21 to 80 across them. Every full SK17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK17 district: Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver scores 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 nationally) while Buxton South & East sits at 22 — neighbours on the map, 59 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,500 in Buxton South & East to £399,500 in Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington — a 2.1× gap within the SK17 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Derbyshire Dales, High Peak and Staffordshire Moorlands — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,312a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime56per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SK17 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 449 sales
Detached£412,500
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£205,000
Flat£165,000
High Peak£260,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bakewell North, Baslow & CalverDerbyshire Dales 1,34280 £384,000
Whaley Bridge & ChinleyHigh Peak 1,60277 £327,500
Buxton Burbage & Harpur HillHigh Peak 1,60277 £277,500
Hathersage, Bradwell & TideswellDerbyshire Dales 1,82273 £375,000
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & CarsingtonDerbyshire Dales 2,30166 £399,500
Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope ValleyHigh Peak 2,58962 £270,000
Bakewell South, Darley Dale & YoulgreaveDerbyshire Dales 2,65861 £315,000
Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps ValleyStaffordshire Moorlands 3,55648 £325,000
Leek East & Upper HulmeStaffordshire Moorlands 4,65332 £217,500
Buxton NorthHigh Peak 4,67332 £232,500
Buxton South & EastHigh Peak 5,37222 £187,500

People living in SK17 Census 2021

Residents87,230
Median age (est.)50
Density75per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 31%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service6%

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 54% · No religion 39% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in SK17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK17 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK17.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.