Is High Peak a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in High Peak, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 2,890 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in High Peak, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 2,890 postcodes
The average home in High Peak sold for £258,856 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.8% on a year earlier. Across High Peak, police record 73 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of High Peak, the nearest primary school is Chinley Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk; the nearest secondary is New Mills School, 2.5 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Three Valley Healthcare, 2.4 mi away.
Chinley station is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk.
Across High Peak, police record 73 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in High Peak sold for £258,856 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £444,823, semi-detached £283,853, terraced £218,684, flats £146,680. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Chinley Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is New Mills School, 2.5 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Chinley is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £59,363 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).