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SK12 7AR

Whaley Bridge · High Peak · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whaley Bridge
Local authority
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Postcode district
SK12
Postcode sector
SK12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK23 7AR 3 m
SK23 7AU 77 m
SK23 7AW 99 m
SK23 7AB 113 m
SK23 7AN 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK12 7AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK12
Postcode sector
SK12 7
Latitude
53.332685
Longitude
-1.988743
British National Grid easting
400,847
British National Grid northing
381,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
High Peak · E07000037
Electoral ward
Whaley Bridge · E05010649
Parish or community
E04002859
Westminster constituency
High Peak · E14001287
Output area
E00100016
Lower layer super output area
High Peak 008E · E01019767
Middle layer super output area
High Peak 008 · E02004100

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Whaley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    712 m

  2. Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. Buxworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Public order 30
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • GOYT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHAPEL STREET, WHALEY BRIDGE, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7SR

    ODS code C81080

    447 m

  • ARDEN HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SETT CLOSE, NEW MILLS, HIGH PEAK, SK22 4AQ

    ODS code C81634

    3.9 km

  • SETT VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    HYDE BANK ROAD, NEW MILLS, HIGH PEAK, SK22 4BP

    ODS code C81003

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Williamson Road

    BCT · Whaley Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Hockerley Avenue

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.1 miles

  • Jodrell Road

    BCT · Whaley Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Jodrell Road

    BCT · Whaley Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Hill View

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for High Peak 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,552 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whaley Bridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 712 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.