Housing in SK17 6NF
What the homes in SK17 6NF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton South & East
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,214 (2024)
SK17 6NFBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.2%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 6NF area is above that, at 73%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 47.8% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned73%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%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. 35.4% 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 18.2%. 18.7% 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 6NF sits in (Buxton South & East): about 1,214 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.