Housing in SK17 6LT
What the homes in SK17 6LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton North
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
SK17 6LTBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.4%). Flats make up 44.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 6LT area is below that, at 49.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.6% of households against 20.5%. 26.1% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented43.6%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%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 1.9 people living in it. 45.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 33.6%. 16.7% 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 6LT sits in (Buxton North): about 1,291 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.