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Housing in SK17 8EA

What the homes in SK17 8EA 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
1,055 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (41.9%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SK17 8EAEngland
Detached24.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27.8%31.5%
Terraced41.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 8EA area is above that, at 73.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.9% of households against 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

SK17 8EA
73%
17%
England
  • Owned73.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK17 8EAEngland
Owned outright40.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council9%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK17 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.2%. 24.2% of households include dependent children.

SK17 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children22.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK17 8EA sits in (Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley): about 1,055 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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