SK17 8BF

Limestone Peak · 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
SK17
Postcode sector
SK17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK17 8AB 498 m
SK17 8BQ 629 m
SK17 8BR 755 m
SK17 8DN 805 m
SK17 8AH 813 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK17 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 September 2002
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK17
Postcode sector
SK17 8
Latitude
53.292611
Longitude
-1.873942
British National Grid easting
408,500
British National Grid northing
377,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
High Peak · E07000037
Parish or community
E04002860
Westminster constituency
High Peak · E14001287
Output area
E00099889
Lower layer super output area
High Peak 013D · E01019742
Middle layer super output area
High Peak 013 · E02006872

Postcode source versions

Explore SK17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Peak Dale Primary School

    Community school

    905 m
  2. Dove Holes CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK17 8 residents
5,173

Age bands in SK17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

807 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

531 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

1,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.7%

1,790 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,279 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THORNBROOK SURGERY

    THORNBROOK ROAD, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, HIGH PEAK, SK23 0RH

    ODS code C81063

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Quarry

    BCT · Dove Holes

    0.4 miles
  • Quarry

    BCT · Dove Holes

    0.4 miles
  • School Road

    BCT · Peak Dale

    0.5 miles
  • School Road

    BCT · Peak Dale

    0.5 miles
  • Old Station

    BCT · Peak Dale

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for High Peak 013D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Peak Dale Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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