SK12 7BH

Whaley Bridge · High Peak · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Postcode district
SK12
Postcode sector
SK12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK23 7BH 2 m
SK23 7RY 73 m
SK23 7RR 119 m
SK23 7RS 132 m
SK23 7RU 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK12 7BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK12
Postcode sector
SK12 7
Latitude
53.333980
Longitude
-1.991941
British National Grid easting
400,634
British National Grid northing
381,895

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
High Peak · E07000037
Parish or community
E04002859
Westminster constituency
High Peak · E14001287
Output area
E00100000
Lower layer super output area
High Peak 005E · E01019766
Middle layer super output area
High Peak 005 · E02004097

Postcode source versions

Explore SK12

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

    931 m
  2. Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 14

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 straight-line

  • GOYT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81080

    704 m

  • ARDEN HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81634

    3.7 km

  • SETT VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C81003

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hockerley Avenue

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.1 miles
  • Hill View

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Close

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.2 miles
  • Williamson Road

    BCT · Whaley Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Meadowfield top

    BCT · Stoneheads

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for High Peak 005E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,272 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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