Housing in SK17 6HE
What the homes in SK17 6HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
SK17 6HEBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.6%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 6HE area is well above that, at 87.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 61.8% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20.8%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in High Peak
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in High Peak, August 2026, +7.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK17 6HE sits in (Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill): about 1,744 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.