Housing in SK17 8DF
What the homes in SK17 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,251 (2024)
SK17 8DFBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.9%). Flats make up 7.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 8DF area is above that, at 76.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 43.1% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented10.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.1%. 24.9% 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 8DF sits in (Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley): about 1,251 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.