Housing in SK17 6RU
What the homes in SK17 6RU 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
- 1,635 (2024)
SK17 6RUBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (33.3%). Flats make up 49.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 6RU area is broadly in line with that, at 66%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.2% of households against 20.5%. 49.5% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented14.2%20.5%
- Social rented18.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 25.5%. 12.8% 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 6RU sits in (Buxton North): about 1,635 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.