Housing in SK17 7QL
What the homes in SK17 7QL 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
- 1,520 (2024)
SK17 7QLBuxton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.4%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.8% of households in the SK17 7QL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.2% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented27.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.3%). 27.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK17 7QL (Buxton South & East) (about 1,520 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.