Housing in SK17 7PR
What the homes in SK17 7PR 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
- 1,335 (2024)
SK17 7PRBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.5%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 7PR area is above that, at 71.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented12.8%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. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.5%. 23.9% 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 7PR sits in (Buxton South & East): about 1,335 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.