Affluence in SK17 8EA
How SK17 8EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,055 (2024)
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How well off SK17 8EA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SK17 8EA area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment2.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Employment5.0
- Income7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.6% of adults in the SK17 8EA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.2% are retired and 5% are full-time students.
Social grade
23.7% of adults in the SK17 8EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.5% of adults in the SK17 8EA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK17 8EA (Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley) (about 1,055 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.