Housing in SK17 9GS
What the homes in SK17 9GS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill
- Council
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,016 (2024)
SK17 9GSBuxton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK17 9GS area is above that, at 77.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 35.5% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%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. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.9%. 28.8% 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 9GS sits in (Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill): about 2,016 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.