UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/high-peak
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in High Peak
Homes in High Peak sold for a median of £265,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,719 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 661 | £429,000 | £350,000 to £520,000 | £3,895/m²from 25 sales |
| Semi-detached | 864 | £270,000 | £232,000 to £328,000 | £3,146/m²from 34 sales |
| Terraced | 957 | £220,000 | £180,000 to £264,000 | £3,075/m²from 37 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 237 | £160,000 | £128,000 to £215,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in High Peak, at 35% and 32% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £429,000 here, 23% more than the £350,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,280 per m², 14% above the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 56%, from £170,000 in 2016 to £265,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in High Peak
The dearest district was S33 (Hope Valley), at £347,500, and the cheapest was SK17 (Buxton), at £255,000.
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Post towns in High Peak, by number of sales: High Peak (SK22, SK23), Buxton (SK17), Glossop (SK13), Hope Valley (S33).
- S33Hope Valley, 108 salesMedian price £347,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SK23High Peak, 595 salesMedian price £275,000Price per square metre £3,620Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- SK22High Peak, 388 salesMedian price £270,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- SK13Glossop, 902 salesMedian price £260,000Price per square metre £3,393Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SK17Buxton, 916 salesMedian price £255,000Price per square metre £2,875Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in SK22 (New Mills), up 4%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Barnes Street, New Mills (SK22)37 sales
- Buxton Road, Furness Vale (SK23)30 sales
- Park Road, Buxton (SK17)23 sales
- Hadfield Road, Hadfield (SK13)19 sales
- North Road, Glossop (SK13)18 sales
- Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge (SK23)18 sales
- Overton Lane, Whaley Bridge (SK23)17 sales
- Sheffield Road, Glossop (SK13)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Manchester Road, Chapel En le Frith (SK23, £612,500), Overton Lane, Whaley Bridge (SK23, detached houses, £474,000) and Barnes Street, New Mills (SK22, £405,000).
The cheapest were Newshaw Lane, Hadfield (SK13, £150,000), Hyde Bank Road, New Mills (SK22, £155,000) and Manchester Road, Tintwistle (SK13, terraced houses, £178,000).
Leasehold homes
34% of sales in High Peak were leasehold, against 7% across the East Midlands as a whole. Flats made up only 9% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in High Peak
Crime
63 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
73% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 71 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,385 a year in High Peak for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 61 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. High Peak and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Blaby£282,000
- Oadby and Wigston£280,000
- Charnwood£275,000
- North West Leicestershire£272,500
- Melton£270,000
- Hinckley and Bosworth£265,000
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak, this council area£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester£243,000
- North Kesteven£242,500
About these figures
High Peak's figures come from 2,719 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in High Peak, so their sales add up to 2,909 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 5% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.