Affluence in SK17 8EB
How SK17 8EB 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
- 1,050 (2024)
SK17 8EBBuxton
How well off SK17 8EB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SK17 8EB area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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 environment1.0
- Crime5.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.6% of adults in the SK17 8EB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.2% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.3% of adults in the SK17 8EB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
48% of adults in the SK17 8EB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 11.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK17 8EB (Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley) (about 1,050 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.