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SK23 postcode area · High Peak

The SK23 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, High Peak. Area Scores range from 31 to 89 across them. Every full SK23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK23 district: Disley & Lyme Park scores 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 nationally) while Buxton North sits at 32 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £232,500 in Buxton North to £470,000 in Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest — a 2.0× gap within the SK23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and High Peak — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,516a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied75%

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 SK23 district

£280,750median home sold over the past year · +24.8% over 5 years · +0.3% over the year · 274 sales
Detached£443,500
Semi-detached£261,000
Terraced£232,500
Flat£175,000
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
Disley & Lyme ParkCheshire East 70490 £373,000
Gawsworth & Macclesfield ForestCheshire East 1,30781 £470,000
Whaley Bridge & ChinleyHigh Peak 1,60277 £327,500
New Mills West & Furness ValeHigh Peak 1,67876 £255,000
Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope ValleyHigh Peak 2,58962 £270,000
New Mills East & HayfieldHigh Peak 4,00842 £286,990
Buxton NorthHigh Peak 4,67332 £232,500

People living in SK23 Census 2021

Residents59,817
Median age (est.)49
Density104per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 31%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · 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 SK23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK23 district.

Buxton New Mills

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK23.

SK12 SK22 SK6 SK10 SK13 SK7 SK2 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.