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Housing in SK17 7SB

What the homes in SK17 7SB 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
1,802 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.4%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SK17 7SBEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached48.4%31.5%
Terraced40.3%23%
Purpose-built flat8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.9% of households in the SK17 7SB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.

SK17 7SB
35%
12%
52%
England
  • Owned34.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented12%20.5%
  • Social rented52.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK17 7SBEngland
Owned outright18%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council32.1%8.3%
From a housing association20.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK17 7SBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.4%). 42.2% of households include dependent children.

SK17 7SBEngland
Living alone, under 6613%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households8%7.7%
Rents

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.

High PeakEngland
All homes£937£1,459
One bedroom£625£1,195
Two bedrooms£811£1,335
Three bedrooms£991£1,489
Four or more£1,431£2,161
Detached£1,309£1,640
Semi-detached£969£1,449
Terraced£892£1,435
Flat or maisonette£728£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK17 7SB (Buxton South & East) (about 1,802 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.

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